Joe Magliocca charged with breach of trust, fraud during re-election campaign
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Alberta RCMP have laid fraud and breach of trust charges against Ward 2 Coun. Joe Magliocca, who is running for re-election in the upcoming Calgary election.
In August 2020, Calgary police asked RCMP to lead the investigation into Magliocca's expenses after a forensic audit found he improperly claimed thousands of dollars in improper expense claims dating as far back as 2017.
Magliocca is facing one count each of breach of trust and fraud under $5,000.
The incumbent candidate will make his first court appearance on Oct. 15, just three days before the municipal election.
Magliocca said in September that he had submitted papers for re-election. At that time there was speculation the councillor would not run due to the investigation and surrounding controversy.
The revelations first came to light in an auditor's report last year, showing the councillor improperly expensed $5,000 over two years and raised flags about a further $10,000.
By April of this year, Magliocca had repaid almost $10,000 for those expenses and the city has said the matter is now considered closed.
This story is a collaboration between the Investigative Journalism Foundation and CBC Saskatchewan.
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