News Items tag as: Robert Riley Saunders

Robert Riley Saunders paroled over objections of Indigenous leaders
July 08, 2024 - 6:00 PM

Disgraced former social worker Robert Riley Saunders should be out of prison by next week.
Kelowna social worker scandal prompts call for regulation in B.C.
January 05, 2023 - 7:00 AM

Robert Riley Saunders shone a spotlight on social work in B.C. like no one else before him – for all the wrong reasons.
Okanagan Nation Alliance calls for inquiry following Saunders conviction
October 05, 2022 - 4:30 PM

The Okanagan Nation Alliance is demanding a public inquiry into the actions of Robert Reilly Saunders and the workplace circumstances that allowed him to steal from Indigenous youth in his care for years.
UPDATE: Disgraced Kelowna social worker gets five years jail
July 25, 2022 - 12:14 PM

A disgraced social worker who stole almost half a million dollars from his vulnerable clients will spend five years in jail.
Former Kelowna social worker deprived youth in his care after stealing their money: Judge
May 20, 2022 - 1:20 PM

Robert Riley Saunders did not just steal money from his employer, he also deprived several young people who relied on him, a B.C. Supreme Court Justice found today.
Sentencing hearing begins for former Kelowna social worker guilty of fraud
March 21, 2022 - 4:56 PM

A disgraced former ministry social worker at the centre of a class-action lawsuit after being accused of stealing from youth, appeared in Kelowna court today as his sentencing hearing got underway.
UPDATE: Robert Riley Saunders pocketed nearly $500,000 from fraud
September 27, 2021 - 2:06 PM

Robert Riley Saunders, the disgraced fraudulent social worker with the Ministry of Children and Family Development, had authority to issue cheques for emergency use and monthly support funds to two dozen high-risk Indigenous children and pocketed all of it — nearly $500,000 over seven years.
Disgraced Kelowna social worker to be tried by judge alone
February 23, 2021 - 2:46 PM

Disgraced Kelowna social worker Robert Riley Saunders will be tried for various charges of fraud and theft by judge alone.
Youth allegedly cheated by former Kelowna social worker wants restorative justice process
January 22, 2021 - 6:00 PM

An Indigenous youth who was in care of Robert Riley Saunders when he was working as a social worker in Kelowna says they would like youth to have a chance to tell Saunders how his alleged actions have affected them.
Disgraced former Kelowna social worker granted bail
December 21, 2020 - 11:40 AM

Robert Riley Saunders was granted bail by B.C. Provincial Court judge Monica McParland in Kelowna last week. Bail was set at $50,000.
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News Items tag as: Robert Riley Saunders

Robert Riley Saunders paroled over objections of Indigenous leaders

Kelowna social worker scandal prompts call for regulation in B.C.

Okanagan Nation Alliance calls for inquiry following Saunders conviction

UPDATE: Disgraced Kelowna social worker gets five years jail

Former Kelowna social worker deprived youth in his care after stealing their money: Judge

Sentencing hearing begins for former Kelowna social worker guilty of fraud

UPDATE: Robert Riley Saunders pocketed nearly $500,000 from fraud

Disgraced Kelowna social worker to be tried by judge alone

Youth allegedly cheated by former Kelowna social worker wants restorative justice process

Disgraced former Kelowna social worker granted bail

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