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Robert and Barbara Chadwick facing theft, fraud allegations

Former school district employees charged by Sheila Reynolds FOUR YEARS after they resigned

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Bonnie Shortreed has been told she will have to wait three years for an operation to address a chronic, painful sinus disorder, or pay $5,000 to attend a private clinic for the surgery.

Three years of pain or payment up front Doctor conďŹ rms Surrey woman faces lengthy wait for surgery by Dan Ferguson

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onnie Shortreed of Surrey has been given a choice of waiting three years or three weeks for surgery to correct a persistent and extremely painful sinus infection. The difference is $5,000. Without that much money to pay in advance for the procedure at a private clinic in Vancouver, Shortreed said a specialist told her she faces a wait of three years to get the operation done at St. Paul’s Hospital in Vancouver. The 46-year-old widowed mother of three has been in near-constant

pain for 22 months. Medical records provided to The Leader show she has chronic sinus disease with opacification [blockage] behind both eyes and a mastoid bone infection. Shortreed has developed vision and breathing problems and suffers continual pain in her skull and face “that makes you want to slit your own throat,� she says. One ear is leaking fluid and blood. She’s been on intravenous antibiotics for six weeks and oral antibiotics for 13 months since the infection developed. Her medical records show the infection has become resistant to antibiotics. See DOCTOR / Page 3

under mysterious circumstances, two former Surrey School District employees have been charged with fraud and theft. Robert (Bob) Chadwick, a former associate superintendent, and his administrative assistant Barbara Chadwick (neĂŠ Moore) were sued last April by the school district, Robert Chadwick which claims the pair pocketed thousands of district dollars through fraud and kickback schemes over several years. The two resigned in October 2006, with the school district unable to reveal why due to confidentiality rules. Both are now facing charges of theft over $5,000 and fraud over $5,000. Robert has also been charged with breach of trust by a public officer. In a statement of claim last spring, the school district alleged cheques from San Diego State University

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