Former OPP union bosses, lawyer look to reclaim reputation and careers after jury clears them of fraud

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‘It was an absolute shock to everybody. It’s been so hard on them for five years of their lives to try to live a normal life’

Almost five years after the RCMP laid shocking charges against three leaders of the Ontario Provincial Police union, along with a Toronto lawyer and a U.S. businessman, a Toronto jury found each of them not guilty of fraud charges over an unorthodox business deal.

For Andrew McKay, who was suspended from practicing law by the Law Society of Ontario after he was charged, will face a Law Society Tribunal hearing to return to practice.Walsh was the chief administrative officer for the union then, a position he took after being union president from 2006 to 2011. That was the day in 2015 when RCMP officers executed 13 search warrants at various homes and offices, including at the police union’s head office in Barrie, and at McKay’s Toronto law office. The searches were part of an investigation sparked by tipsters within the OPPA who had suspicions over finances and business deals.

Christie was a detective sergeant and Bain and Walsh were constables when they were seconded to the union. Bain became a director in 2006; Christie a director the next year. Christie became vice president in 2008. In 2012, when Walsh was CAO, Christie replaced him as president and Bain shifted to VP.

 

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