Harvey man jailed for six-figure fraud
Christopher John Howe, 42, netted more than $115K by processing phoney returns at work
A Harvey man who processed bogus returns at his sales-manager job over the course of three years fleeced his employer for more than $115,000, earning himself a year behind bars.
Christopher John Howe, 42, of Route 665, appeared before Fredericton provincial court Judge Lyne Raymond on Tuesday to hear her decision on sentence in his fraud case.
He pleaded guilty last year to an indictable offence he perpetrated against his then-employer, Bird Stairs, between March 8, 2019 and August 22, 2022.
The judge said the agreed-upon facts in the case indicated that a company official at Bird Stairs, a construction and supply company, became suspicious of an unusual return that Howe had processed at work one day.