Aaron Foster, a former executive with the Lloydminster Minor Hockey Association (LMHA), pleaded guilty on October 1 to two charges: fraud over $5,000 and theft over $5,000.
The Crown Attorney read the agreed-upon facts to the judge of the Alberta Court of Justice in Lloydminster. They stated that between October 2019 and October 2024, Foster created and submitted fraudulent invoices to LMHA. The association then paid these invoices by check or e-transfer. He funnelled those funds, more than three dozen transactions, into accounts for three businesses he operated.
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Through this scheme, Foster obtained $141,140.24.
He also admitted to stealing another $132,000 through other methods. These included depositing cheques intended for LMHA tournaments from hockey organizations across the province and pocketing proceeds from LMHA’s golf tournament. In total, those additional acts occurred more than 80 times.
The court also agreed to open the impact statements so that both the Crown and the defendant could vet and review them.
According to the Canadian Criminal Code, theft over $5,000 carries a maximum sentence of 10 years in prison. Fraud over $5,000 carries a maximum of 14 years in prison.
Foster’s defence attorney says he has already sold his home and is preparing to repay the full $273,140.24 before his Oct. 15 sentencing in Lloydminster.
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