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Senior faces charges in Coquitlam Little League fraud investigation

Darpan News Desk The Canadian Press, 12 May, 2023 10:19 AM
  • Senior faces charges in Coquitlam Little League fraud investigation

A former treasurer of the Coquitlam Little League has been charged with fraud and theft after 150-thousand-dollars went missing from the league's bank account.

Mounties say the 65-year-old was charged after an investigation that lasted two-and-a-half years.

Police say the woman was treasurer for the baseball club from September 2014 to August 2020.

She has been released pending her next court appearance.

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