A Form Manager of A Southwestern Ontario Retirement Home Accused of Misappropriating Nearly $ 200,000 use some of the money for gambling and booze, According to a recently Filed Lawsuit.
An Ontario NuMbered Company Linked to Trillium Care Communities-The Toronto-Based Operator of Retry Homes in Ontario-Launched An $ 820,000 Lawsuit Against Julie Vitias, 50, The Train Operations Manager of Its Now-Shottered Norwich Rental.
Trillium Care Norwich, Which Abruptly closed in NovemberBecame the Center of an Opp Investigation in August after Police we alerted to an alleged fraud in which 26 people linked to the withdrawal home LOST More Than $ 190,000.
Vitias, A Train Personal Support Worker Promoted to Operations Manager Months after She was hired in 2022, Accepted New Residents Without Approval from Office, Deposited Ret Payments Into Her Personal Bank Account and Issued Fake Vovices, A Stament of Claim Filed in Toronto Last Week Allees.
“Vitias intentionally misappropriated the funds for her own personal use, which included gambling and the purchase of alcohol,” The Lawsuit Alles.
No Stament of Defense has been filed. STATEMENTS OF CLAIM AND DEFENCE INCLUDE ALLEGATIONS NOT YET TESTED IN COURT.
Vitias, who was Responsible for Overseeing 27 Employees at the Norwich Operation, wasn’t authorized to Accept New Residents Without Approval from Senior Management or Establish Rates for Tenants, the Lawsuit Says.
Trillium’s Toronto-Based General Manager Anna Nikitenko, who Would Visit the Norwich Rental at Least Once A Week to Review Operations and Collect Vint Cheques, Grew concerned about the Finances in Early 2024, The Stament of Claim Says. Vitias Blamed the Revenue Crunch on Several Residents Not Being Able to Afford Rent and Said She was exploring government subsidies, the Lawsuit Alles.
A Supervisor at the Home Later Told Nikitenko It was operating at full capacity in August – Just Four Days Before Oppore Notified About the Alleged Fraud at the retirement Home – Despite Trillium’s Records Showing Four Rooms Were Vacant, The Lawsuit Alles.
An investigation Determined Vitias Had Accept at Least Five Residents Without Approval, prompting nikitenko to confront her, the Lawsuit Alles.
“Rather than discuss the Matter, Vitias Immoredelly announced her resignation,” The Lawsuit Alles.
A Further Trillium Investigation Found Vitias Had Collection Return from Unauthorized Residents that was never paid to trillium, dating back to 2023, and told residents to make back payments in cash or e-transe to her email account, and the money was deposited into her personal bank account.
“In some boxes, vitias Issued Fake Trillium Invoices to Residents and Their Family Members for rents, Without Trillium’s Knowledge,” The Lawsuit Alles.
Reached by Phone Thursday, Vitias Said She was aware of the Lawsuit But Intends to Defend Herself Against it.
“You can get Blood from a Stone,” She Said. “They can do what they need to do. At the end of the day, i don have all this money that they claim that i had in the first place. ”
The Opp Charged Vitias With Fraud of more than $ 5,000 Last Month. Police Didn’t Release Her Name, Citing Concerns for Her Wellbeing, but the short records identified her as the accused.
Vitias is alleged to have uses “December, falsehood or other fraudulent means” to Defraud Residents of Trillium Care Communities Out of $ 196.665 “By Electronic Transfer” Between Feb. 16, 2023, and Aug. 21, 2024, The short documents say.
Vitias was Scheduled to make Her First Court Appearance Monday in Woodstock, But the Court Heard She was out of the country Assting A Family Member and She Had Completed A Legal Aid Application.
Vitias, Who Said She’s Now Back in Canada After Travelling to help her Grandfather, vowed to “Fight Until the very end.
“I have no intentions of lying about anything,” She Said. “I Know That Some Things Looks Bad, But I also Know That There’s Two Sides to the Story.”
She returned to short March 18.
To Lawyer for Trillium Didn’T respond to a request for how.
Trillium Care Norwich Closed Nov. 11 and Gave Just Two Weeks’ Notice to its 18 Residents and Their Families, Leaving Them Scrambling to Find New Living Accounts. Trillium feels an email to residents citing “an emergency lack of financial resources necessary to sustain dily operations” for the abrupt closing.