Former IWK CEO returns to court for retrial for fraud [Video]

The former CEO of the IWK Health Centre in Halifax, Tracy Kitch, was back in court on Monday to face fraud charges.

Kitch was accused of allegedly using a hospital credit card for expenses like flights and other personal purchases, which amounted to around $47,000 overall.

When being appointed as the hospital’s CEO back in 2014, Kitch was given a corporate credit card, and acknowledged in writing that it was not for personal use, according to a previous decision.

After an internal investigation by the hospital back in 2018, Kitch was charged with fraud over $5,000.

Monday’s court proceeds were part of the second trial into the matter. In 2022 Kitch was convicted and sentenced to five months in jail for fraud over $5,000, but was released on bail pending her appeal which was heard on Mar. 7, 2023. That appeal led to the Nova Scotia Court of Appeal calling for a new trial.

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