We are aware of troubling issues dating back many years. 

In 1998, the Office of the Public Trustee stopped a police 

investigation of financial elder abuse by seizing the evidence, 

a cheque, from the Edmonton Police Service.

 At a passing of accounts in 2001 by the Office of the Public Trustee, 

a Provincial Court Judge stated in open court “Some of the figures 

with respect to the traveling don’t add up. I can’t make the two coincide, 

it’s not just a matter of small amounts, it’s substantial”.

 There was also question about the amount of sterilization monies

 that had been received by the Office of the Public Trustee for the dependent 

adult. (See website -Emma Frank: Abuse of a dependent adult)

 In 2010, a senior Public Trustee instructed the police not to investigate a 

matter of financial elder abuse. That 20 year employee has since been 

moved to another government department.

 We applaud the Auditor General for bringing this matter forward.