RCMP’s Alberta health procurement probe examines possible fraud and money laundering
A prosecutor’s letter filed in a civil case identifies the potential offences under investigation. It does not name a subject or establish wrongdoing.
The RCMP investigation into Alberta health-care procurement includes possible fraud, breach of trust and money laundering, Global News reported on October 27, citing documents filed in a wrongful-dismissal case. The disclosure gives the public its clearest account yet of the offences police are examining in the province’s health purchasing controversy.
The Globe and Mail identified the document as an October 15 letter from Ontario Crown prosecutor Tom Andreopoulos to parties in the civil dispute. His office is providing advice on the investigation and could prosecute any charges that arise, the letter says. It does not identify a subject of the investigation or detail the suspected conduct. The letter establishes the scope of the inquiry, not a finding that an offence occurred.
What the prosecutor’s letter adds
The Mounties confirmed in early 2025 that they were investigating Alberta health-care purchasing, but had not publicly specified which offences they were examining, according to The Globe. The RCMP and Ontario’s Ministry of the Attorney-General declined to comment on the continuing investigation. The letter also does not explain why Ontario prosecutors are involved in an Alberta case.
Andreopoulos said the Crown would seek help from Alberta’s Court of King’s Bench on a privilege review of seized material. In the related civil case, a judge ruled last month that most of the records at issue were privileged or confidential and ordered former Alberta Health Services chief executive Athana Mentzelopoulos to return or destroy them, The Globe reported.
How the procurement dispute reached court
Mentzelopoulos sued the Alberta government and Alberta Health Services in February 2025 after her dismissal. She alleges she faced pressure from government officials to drop an internal examination of contracting and links between private companies and senior officials. The government says it fired her because she failed to carry out its plans for the health system. Neither side’s allegations in that lawsuit have been tested in court.
As part of its criminal inquiry, the RCMP searched the offices of MHCare and Jaberson & Associates, an accounting business owned by Sam Jaber, in March, The Globe reported. MHCare has repeatedly denied wrongdoing and is not a party to Mentzelopoulos’s lawsuit. A lawyer for Jaber previously said he ‘steadfastly maintains his innocence.’ The prosecutor’s letter does not say who is under investigation.
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Sources and context
- RCMP investigating Alberta health procurement for possible fraud, money launderingGlobal News
- RCMP probe potential fraud, money laundering in Alberta health care procurement controversyThe Globe and Mail
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