The offences related to nine crash reports Watson prepared in 2010 which led to insurance payouts of more than $1 million. In upholding the guilty finding, the Court of Appeal for Ontario rejected arguments from Peel Regional Police Const. A veteran police officer who prepared bogus accident reports in exchange for cash lost his bid on Friday to overturn his conviction and five-year prison term. The Appeal Court disagreed. In upholding the five-year sentence as not unfit, the Appeal Court noted Watson had been convicted of a serious offence.

Source: thestar April 28, 2017 21:11 UTC