On 28 Oct 2001 09:55:07 -0000, Anonymous <nobody@no-spam> wrote:
>CGA Alberta and CGA canada did their best to prevent the following
>story from being made public.
>Fortunately, vigilant members of the media, including the Red Deer
>Advocate, Edmonton Sun and Bottomline newspapers, as well as TV
>stations, made sure the TRUE story got out.
>The attached report will give you something to worry about,
>in view of NAFTA!!!
>Further to previous news reports, the Past President of CGA Alberta,
>William L. Mearns, has been sentenced to 3 1/2 years in prison on
>his conviction for embezzling from the County of Red Deer, Alberta.
>PAST PRESIDENT CGA - CRIMINAL TRIAL - GETS 3 1/2 YEARS IMPRISONMENT
>^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
>WARNING RE CGA CANADA
>
>
>OF CONCERN TO ACCOUNTING STUDENTS, ACCOUNTANTS,
>AND THE GENERAL PUBLIC
>
>
>CGA'S IN CANADA - WHAT'S WRONG WITH THEM?
>
>
>Over the past year, national media have been filling the news with
>stories of major scandals involving prominent CERTIFIED GENERAL
>ACCOUNTANTS (CGA'S) in Canada.
>
>
>In Alberta, the media have had a field day for the past year,
>reporting on the fact that a PAST PRESIDENT of CGA Alberta,
>an FCGA and CGA, was under investigation, and eventually
>charged with 14 serious criminal charges,
>
>
>The complaints were filed by the Hongkong Bank to the RCMP
>COMMERCIAL CRIME DIVISION.
>
>
>The HK Bank was complaining about William Mearns,who had been
>for 12 years the Controller/Treasurer of the County of Red Deer,
>Alberta.
>
>
>MEARNS WAS CHARGED WITH 14 SERIOUS CRIMINAL CHARGES, as reported
>by CFRN-TV, the Edmonton Sun, and Red Deer Advocate.
>Among the charges are 5 charges of uttering forged documents,
>another 5 charges of making a false document,
>2 more charges of forgery, one more charge of fraud,
>and one of theft over $5,000.00.
>
>MORE THAN ONE MILLION DOLLARS is reported to be missing.
>
>
>At his next Court appearance on 4th October 1996, the third
>adjournment requested by Mearns, he was convicted, and sentenced
>to 3 1/2 years in prison.
>
>
>At the end of 1995, without any advice to the general public
>or EVEN TO MEMBERS OF CGA ALBERTA, MEARNS WAS ALLOWED TO SECRETLY
>RESIGN BOTH HIS CGA AND FCGA designations.
>This seems to be a first for Canada, where an FCGA surrenders
>what was supposed to be a prestigious designation. In the past
>year Mearns and one of his businesses have both gone bankrupt.
>
>
>Mind you, Mearns got his FCGA in connection with his work in
>1987-1988, where he was involved with THE ADMISSSION TO CGA ALBERTA
>OF UNQUALIFIED BOOKKEEPERS, WHO WERE GIVEN THE CGA DESIGNATION,
>WITHOUT ANY REQUIREMENT FOR EDUCATION,QUALIFICATIONS, EXPERIENCE,
>NO EXAMS or even a requirement for upgrading courses to bring them
>up to an acceptable standard. CGA Alberta of course benefitted
>financially, from the huge increase in dues and fees
>from these new members.
>
>
>The Vancouver Sun and other national media recently carried banner
>headlines regarding ROMAN EVANCIC, another FCGA, who had got himself
>SHOT!!! This was apparently in connection with some business partner
>and a collections problem. The news reported that the assailant said,
>as he shot Evancic:" I'm from your stock brokers. I understand you
>ripped him off." (Vancouver Sun - 11 January 1996).
>
>
>And don't forget the scandal exposed on national TV of the Surrey,
>BC CGA also convicted of embezzling millions of dollars from fellow
>parishioners of his church.
>
>
>Are these published reports, as well as others, part of the reason
>that the Maritime Provinces and Ontario have successfully maintained
>that CGA's in those provinces ARE NOT QUALIFIED to perform public
>audits? Could it have something to do with the fact that an
>unqualified CGA from Alberta could move to the Maritimes, and
>even though unqualified, could still call himself a CGA there?
>
>As a result of all the bad publicity regarding problem CGA's in
>Canada, CGA Canada is now desperately trying to recruit new members
>from the ignorant in CHINA and the Caribbean,
>
>
>
>
>Students of accounting in CHINA and the Caribbean, who must pay
>many tens of thousands of dollars to obtain your designation, how
>do you feel about these "gwaliau" who got the CGA for FREE?
>
>
>Those of you concerned about credibility in the accounting
>profession are invited to respond.
>
>
>
>"At a time of universal deceit - telling the truth
>is a revolutionary act."
>(George Orwell)
>
>David Icke - '...and the truth shall set you free'
>
>If you believe in the TRUTH and the RIGHT,
>then visit www.freedomsite.org
>
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