School District 43 is accusing a former employee of fraud and has filed a lawsuit with the BC Supreme Court seeking damages.
Leanne LaBallister of Coquitlam, a former accounting clerk at Centennial secondary school, has been accused in court papers of failing to account for and depositing to the school's bank account more than $100,000. The statement of claim filed in court in December says she fraudulently converted the funds to her own use and benefit between October 2007 and March 2010. The district seeks general damages, special damages, and costs.
The accusations have not been proven in court and LaBallister has not yet filed a statement of defence.
The district reported the matter to police in October 2010 but the file was closed in March 2011 after a fraud investigation with no charges laid, according to Coquitlam RCMP spokesperson Cpl. Jamie Chung.
Chung said the RCMP would consider re-opening the file if it received new information in the case.
