An unrepentant fraudster who previously defrauded an employer of $2 million in the late 1990s admitted Monday to stealing money from a boss again, this time nearly $100,000.
Yanick Pierre-Louis appeared at the Saint-Jérôme courthouse this morning.
The 57-year-old woman admitted to defrauding the company she worked for of $87,705 in 2017 and 2018.
At the time, the Blainville resident was acting as “paymaster” for the B3CG company in Saint-Eustache.
“As part of her duties, the defendant deposited amounts to which she was not entitled […] in his personal report,” we can read in the summary of facts submitted by the parties.
These amounts were apparently intended for employees who no longer worked for the company. However, Pierre-Louis stated that they are still active.
She admitted that she personally benefited from the entire sum.
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In her purse
However, it was far from the first time that the single mother of three was caught red-handed at her workplace.
Between 1997 and 2001, the woman, who holds a bachelor's degree in administration, stole the incredible sum of $2,393,494 from her employer, which was then Quebecor Media, as we can read in stenographic notes of her hearings at the time.
His very similar trick was discovered by a cashier at the National Bank.
No fewer than 236 fraudulent transactions were recorded on his accounts.
In fact, at the time of his arrest, Pierre-Louis had approximately $15,000 cash in envelopes in his purse.
Yanick Pierre-Louis, guilty. MARTIN ALARIE / LE JOURNAL DE MONTRÉAL
She had apparently been suspended and fired by her employer.
The court found that his motivation for this breach of trust was simply “greed.”
But despite the large sum stolen, the defendant was in debt when she pleaded guilty and was sentenced to three years in prison in 2009.
It is noted that upon seizure, the employer recovered an amount of $260,000 in reimbursements.
However, the court had no idea where the rest of the money went.
Risk of recurrence
According to the probation officer who wrote his pre-sentence report, “the end always justifies the means” for Pierre-Louis, who expressed no remorse and whose risk of reoffending was “very high.”
During the trial, which probably did not help him regain control and change his attitude, Pierre-Louis had obtained a practical nursing diploma.
However, her attempt at a career change did not deter her from her crime for long, as she had been expelled from the Order of Auxiliary Nurses for, among other things, stealing a check for more than $1000 from a patient.
The statement on his judgment in this case will take place next March.
Pierre-Louis also has another pending case for employer fraud.