"The TTC is promising a new whistleblower policy and code of ethics for staff by the fall after police charged six men, including five current and former employees, with theft, fraud and conspiracy.
Some of the men were allegedly scheming to set up a fake business to bid on a TTC contract for turnstiles worth millions of dollars.
Police also allege TTC employees used their signing authority to order tens of thousand of dollars in tools, tool boxes and supplies, such as residential door lock sets, for their personal use or resale.
Five of the men were arrested after police conducted searches in Toronto, Mississauga and Penetanguishene on Wednesday, said Toronto police Det. Royce MacDonald. The sixth is expected to turn himself in on Thursday.
Among them was Amadeo Cuschieri, 55, who retired May 30 as the TTC’s manager of revenue and security equipment maintenance. He made $107,358 last year, according to the province’s Sunshine List. He is charged with theft and fraud over $5,000, criminal breach of trust and conspiracy to commit an indictable offence.
It’s not known how long the alleged theft and fraud had been occurring but the TTC investigated an anonymous tip in 2008 that did not lead to charges.
“Last summer, information came to our attention that allowed investigators to look into this further,” said TTC spokesman Brad Ross, who did not rule out the possibility of further charges in the ongoing investigation."
Earlier in June, TTC promises a new whistleblower policies that are aimed to promote a robust code of ethics for TTC employers. This is implemented after a series of reports of attempted thefts by TTC employers. Most of which are done by senior employers, as they might have a deeper insight to avoiding security measures. There is still no details to the policies but at least this show initiatives from the TTC to protect their employees, and decrease crimes within the organization.
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