Critical Case Study Analysis: Former Liberal MP Raj Grewal Charged with Fraud and Breach of Trust

Overview         This critical case study will analyze the ongoing news story of former Liberal MP Raj Grewal. In early September, Global News posted an article recounting the details of the $6 million that Grewal failed to disclose to the ethics commissioner during his four years (2015-2019) serving as an MP; these $6 million were from …

Former MP Raj Grewal Facing Charges for Failure to Disclose $6 million

The Financial Transactions and Reports Analysis Centre of Canada (FINTRAC) flagged suspicious transactions coming from former Liberal MP Raj Grewal in 2017. He is now being criminally charged with fraud and breach of trust for the $6 million he failed to disclose; allegedly using these office funds for personal use. This brings to light the …

The Atcon Scandal

In 2010, a Miramichi based company, Atcon, filed for bankruptcy after receiving $50 million in loans from the government 9 months prior (National Post, 2017). Since then, it was found that Atcon was spending money on luxury items including a vacation property in Aruba and luxury car rentals (National Post, 2017). Kim MacPherson, the Auditor …