The owner of a Winnipeg company that recycles vehicles has accused an employee of using his tow trucks to steal autos from the streets of Transcona to sell for scrap metal.

Cory Ronnie James Fincaryk, 48, who owns Winnipeg Auto Recycling, and former employee Krystian Bialous, 52, have both been charged criminally. They have yet to go to trial.

The provincial government criminal property forfeiture office filed a civil claim in July that outlines the police investigation into the auto thefts.

In response, Fincaryk filed a statement of defence this month that claims he had no knowledge of the scheme.

“The defendants’… position is that Krystian Bialous was acting outside the scope of his authority, independently, and without the knowledge of the defendants… when he stole, damaged and sold

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