A court order is blocking any sales of seven Toronto properties owned by the family members alleged to have been involved in the theft of $11 million in COVID-19 relief funds, the Star has learned. Six condominium units and a seven-bedroom, seven-bathroom home in North York are now subject to a court-ordered “no dealings indicator on the title,” meaning they cannot be sold or the ownership transferred.
As first revealed by the Star, the Ontario government alleges that “some or all of” Sanjay Madan, Shalini Madan, their sons Chinmaya Madan and Ujjawal Madan, and associate Vidhan Singh perpetrated “a massive fraud” to direct pandemic cash to hundreds of bank accounts.
Documents filed with the Ontario Superior Court allege “damages for fraud, theft, conversion, and conspiracy in an amount estimated to be at least $11 million,” which was deposited into accounts at TD and the Bank of Montreal.
That cash was part of the $300 million Support for Families program that paid parents $200 for each child under age 12 and $250 for each child with special needs up to age 21. It was designed to help with in-home learning during the pandemic.
The Madans all worked as Ontario government computer specialists. Seven detectives from Ontario Provincial Police Anti-Rackets Branch are investigating, but no criminal charges have been laid.
As first revealed by the Star, the Ontario government alleges that “some or all of” Sanjay Madan, Shalini Madan, their sons Chinmaya Madan and Ujjawal Madan, and associate Vidhan Singh perpetrated “a massive fraud” to direct pandemic cash to hundreds of bank accounts.
Documents filed with the Ontario Superior Court allege “damages for fraud, theft, conversion, and conspiracy in an amount estimated to be at least $11 million,” which was deposited into accounts at TD and the Bank of Montreal.
That cash was part of the $300 million Support for Families program that paid parents $200 for each child under age 12 and $250 for each child with special needs up to age 21. It was designed to help with in-home learning during the pandemic.
The Madans all worked as Ontario government computer specialists. Seven detectives from Ontario Provincial Police Anti-Rackets Branch are investigating, but no criminal charges have been laid.