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Etobicoke Office: Prospective Migrants

Ontario Court Of Justice Dept: George Gonsalves Barriero, 53, who works at the immigration department s Etobicoke office on Dundas St. W., faces three counts of breach of trust under the Criminal Code. He appeared in the Ontario Court of Justice Thursday, police said, according to The Star. CIC takes all allegations of employee misconduct very seriously and have initiated a full internal investigation . . . to safeguard the integrity of our operations, Lucille LeBlanc, the department s Ontario regional director general, said in a statement and a Citizenship and Immigration Canada officer has been suspended after his arrest on allegations that he solicited bribes from prospective migrants for helping them get permanent resident status. Managers, apparently tipped off by a co-worker, complained to the RCMP, the Star has learned. On Wednesday, police searched Barriero s Toronto home and seized computer equipment and cellphones. As reported in the news.
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