A former Port Coquitlam city worker who allegedly stole taxpayers’ funds to buy tools — then resell them for personal gain — intends to plead guilty next week, according to the court registry.
Dean McIntosh, whose fraud and theft case was before a PoCo provincial court judge Wednesday and had an additional charge of obtaining property by false pretences sworn against him today (Thursday), is expected to admit to the offences March 13.
McIntosh, 51, is accused of committing the crimes between April 2014 and October 2016 while working as a facility maintenance co-ordinator for the municipality. It is alleged he used a city credit card and the city’s purchasing system to buy tools and small machines, then reselling them through a third-party broker for cash.
Over a three-year period that amounted to $175,000, the city said.
McIntosh confessed to stealing the money after a co-worker approached senior managers, according to the city; McIntosh showed them how he did it and returned the cash in full.
His offences prompted city council last fall to adopt new policies to prevent further financial misconduct by PoCo city hall employees.
Pardeep Purewal, PoCo’s manager of communications and administrative services, and the BC Prosecution Service declined to comment on the court matter.
