A former Ontario union leader charged with stealing over $100,000 in union funds.

Mark Babcook, 41, a former branch president of OPSEU Local 228 in Mississauga and Brampton, has been charged with fraud over $5,000 and possession of property obtained by crime after an internal union investigation uncovered allegations of misappropriating over $100,000 in union funds. Arrested on September 19, he was released with conditions and is scheduled to appear in Brampton’s Ontario Court of Justice. The case, based on evidence from the union, remains under investigation, with authorities urging the public to come forward with information.