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London, Ont., hospital sues former executives over alleged decade-long fraud

A hospital in southwestern Ontario is suing five of its former executives, alleging two of them were involved in a “calculated, multi-year campaign of deceit and theft” involving improper procurements, while the others knew about the alleged fraud and failed to act. 

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London, Ont., hospital sues former executives over alleged decade-long fraud

A sign outside Victoria Hospital in London, Ont. glows during evening rain on Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Geoff Robins


A hospital in southwestern Ontario is suing five of its former executives, alleging two of them were involved in a “calculated, multi-year campaign of deceit and theft” involving improper procurements, while the others knew about the alleged fraud and failed to act. 

The London Health Sciences Centre said in a press release Wednesday that police began investigating the hospital’s past financial practices late last year, while it began its own forensic audit of its finances dating back to 2013.

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