Man accused of faking asbestos reports for Edmonton Public Schools [Video]

Police have charged a former worker with Edmonton Public Schools with forgery and fraud over $5,000 for allegedly faking asbestos reports over two years.

And Jason McCallum is still at large.

Police say their search for the 50-year-old has been unsuccessful so far. They issued warrants for his arrest at the end of July.

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According to EPS, between May 2018 and August 2020, McCallum was hired to perform asbestos testing in schools, and it was determined those tests were falsified.

Police charged McCallum and a 48-year-old woman with the offences following a lengthy investigation.

The relationship between the two is unclear.

An error in an asbestos test report showing material was analyzed two years before being submitted. (Provided)

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