Peel police have launched a probe into a secretive City of Brampton bonus program that for years allegedly paid out hundreds of thousands of dollars to non-union employees without council’s knowledge.

“I can confirm Peel Regional Police Fraud Bureau is currently investigating the complaint. Because it is an active investigation, I am unable to provide any further details or answer any specific questions as we do not want to jeopardize the investigation,” said Peel police Sgt. Joshua Colley, referring to a secretive bonus program that allegedly paid out $1.25 million to non-union employees going back to 2009.

Reacting to an internal audit process that uncovered a practice known as Outside Policy Requests (OPR), Brampton councillors voted unanimously in June to ask that police undertake an investigation to uncover everything behind the fund, including who approved it and who received the payments.

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