A former City of Surrey finance clerk and part-time pastry chef accused of diverting taxpayer funds to her boutique cake-baking business has been charged with cooking the books at city hall.

Six months after CBC News revealed the existence of an investigation into allegations of wrongdoing in Surrey's finance department, Sunny Catlin has been charged with breach of trust, fraud, theft and forgery in relation to nearly $2.5 million worth of missing money.

The Surrey Police Service issued a news release Wednesday about the charges, which come more than a year after an investigation that began in January 2024 after Catlin allegedly quit her job when she was questioned about what appeared to be a forged signature on some paperwork.

According to a search warrant obtained by CBC News, t ha

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