On December 7, 2018, Meadow Lake RCMP received a report of fraud at a local long-term care home.
Since receiving the initial report, police officers collected evidence and conducted interviews with many witnesses. That investigation has determined that between 2016 and 2018, an employee defrauded 11 residents as well as the long-term care home itself.
As a result, Guelda Wood of Rapid View, SK has been charged with:
- 1 count, fraud over $5,000, Section 380(1)(a), Criminal Code
- 1 count, fraud under $5,000, Section 380(1)(b), Criminal Code
- 1 count, forgery, Section 366(1)(a), Criminal Code
- 1 count, use, trafficking or possession of a forged document, Section 368(1)(a), Criminal Code
Guelda Wood will appear in Meadow Lake Provincial Court on April 18, 2022.