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By Sheldon Spackman

Alleged Incidents spanning from 2018-2022

Former city employee charged with fraud, scheduled for preliminary hearing

Feb 6, 2026 | 2:29 PM

A preliminary hearing has been scheduled for a former City of Red Deer employee charged with fraud. 

Krutisha Patel, 36, a resident of Calgary, is scheduled to see if her case has enough evidence to go to trial, in Red Deer Court of Justice from Feb. 16-17, 2027.  

Patel, a former employee in the city’s electric light and power department, has been charged with fraud over $5,000, five counts of laundering proceeds of crime, and using a forged document. 

Mounties allege Patel created several fraudulent purchases for goods and services that were never received between 2018 and 2022. 

Police say they were made aware of the allegations in November 2022 by the city after staff had found $99,283.04 in internal fraud that dated back four years. 

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