The Ontario government opposes lifting an injunction that froze the assets of the bureaucrat fired after an alleged $11 million COVID-19 fraud because “there is a significant risk that the cash consists of proceeds of crime,” according to internal emails filed in court.
Sanjay Madan, a computer specialist terminated in November from his $176,608-a-year Ministry of Education job, has had millions of dollars in cash and real estate holdings frozen for months.
Madan has been seeking access to his assets in order to cover his legal bills, but the court injunction remains in place until Jan. 29 and could be extended.
In documents filed with the Ontario Superior Court, the province alleges last spring “some or all of” Madan, his spouse, Shalini, their adult sons, Chinmaya and Ujjawal, and Madan’s associate Vidhan Singh perpetrated “a massive fraud” to funnel $11 million in payments to hundreds of TD and Bank of Montreal accounts.
