Telecommunications behemoth Telus has initiated legal proceedings against a former director accused of defrauding the company by misusing corporate credit cards to purchase more than 2,500 items valued at over $1.09 million for resale. The civil claim filed in B.C. Supreme Court alleges that Raymond Chow and his team acquired these items over several years starting in 2020. Chow, who held the position of director of technical products and services, consumer solutions, at Telus from September 2023 until his termination last month, purportedly sold a large number of these items on Amazon and other online platforms, with one of the corporate credit cards linked to an Amazon business account.
The purchases made by Chow and his associates reportedly ranged from whisky carafes and home theaters to gaming equipment, refrigerators, dishwashers, and cameras. The lawsuit asserts that Chow’s deliberate and fraudulent actions, exploiting his position of trust for personal gain, indicate a blatant disregard for Telus’ rights and interests. Telus claims that Chow had the authority to approve expense claims from his unit’s employees, including those made for his own benefit, which were submitted as legitimate business expenses.
Telus is pursuing damages and a full account of Chow’s allegedly misappropriated funds, insisting that he reimburse the company for any profits derived from the resale of the items. Telus alleges that Chow is responsible for acts of “fraud, deceit, and conversion” related to the purported scheme. Notably, none of Telus’ allegations have been substantiated in court, and Chow has yet to respond to the lawsuit.