The Crown is seeking jail time for three former TTC enforcement officers convicted for their role in a scheme to skip out on work by writing fraudulent tickets to homeless people. He said TTC officers were akin to police and therefore their violation of the public trust was particularly serious. They also argued that TTC officers, who had been temporarily stripped of their special constable status and associated powers at the time of the trio’s offences, shouldn’t be considered the same as police. Article Continued BelowThe three officers were found guilty last June of obstructing justice and fabricating evidence. Justice S. Ford Clements is expected to sentence the three men at a hearing scheduled for Feb. 21.

Source: thestar January 02, 2018 21:33 UTC