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Robert Riley Saunders
Robert Riley Saunders paroled over objections of Indigenous leaders
Disgraced former social worker Robert Riley Saunders should be out of prison by next week.…
Kelowna social worker scandal prompts call for regulation in B.C.
Robert Riley Saunders shone a spotlight on social work in B.C. like no one else…
Okanagan Nation Alliance calls for inquiry following Saunders conviction
The Okanagan Nation Alliance is demanding a public inquiry into the actions of Robert Reilly…
UPDATE: Disgraced Kelowna social worker gets five years jail
A disgraced social worker who stole almost half a million dollars from his vulnerable clients…
Former Kelowna social worker deprived youth in his care after stealing their money: Judge
Robert Riley Saunders did not just steal money from his employer, he also deprived several…
Sentencing hearing begins for former Kelowna social worker guilty of fraud
A disgraced former ministry social worker at the centre of a class-action lawsuit after being…
UPDATE: Robert Riley Saunders pocketed nearly $500,000 from fraud
Robert Riley Saunders, the disgraced fraudulent social worker with the Ministry of Children and Family…
Disgraced Kelowna social worker to be tried by judge alone
Disgraced Kelowna social worker Robert Riley Saunders will be tried for various charges of fraud…
Youth allegedly cheated by former Kelowna social worker wants restorative justice process
An Indigenous youth who was in care of Robert Riley Saunders when he was working…
Disgraced former Kelowna social worker granted bail
Robert Riley Saunders was granted bail by B.C. Provincial Court judge Monica McParland in Kelowna…
Former Kelowna social worker’s court case delayed by COVID-19 quarantine
A disgraced former social worker in Kelowna will remain in custody in Alberta until the…
Final chapter for alleged victims of disgraced Kelowna social worker begins today
Looking in the rearview mirror, Aden Withers knows that Robert Riley Saunders caused a lot…
First Nations Leadership Council demands justice for Robert Riley Saunders victims
The First Nations Leadership Council is relieved to learn that former Kelowna former social worker…
BREAKING: Criminal charges laid against former Kelowna social worker Robert Riley Saunders
Former Kelowna social worker Robert Riley Saunders has been charged with multiple counts of fraud…
Class action lawsuit against Kelowna social worker prompts calls for better oversight
A class action lawsuit against a former B.C. social worker has raised an important question:…
Class action settlement approved against former Kelowna social worker
The class action settlement for victims of former Kelowna social worker Robert Riley Saunders was…
$15M proposed settlement in case of disgraced Kelowna social worker prompts call for changes at ministry level
The association that represents social worker's in B.C. is calling on the province to change…
Province reaches $15M proposed settlement in case of Kelowna social worker who bilked children in care
More than 100 clients of disgraced Kelowna social worker Robert Riley Saunders could soon be…
Interior Savings denies liability in suit alleging social worker stole money from clients
In one of many ongoing civil suits against a former Kelowna social worker, the province…
Kelowna social workers sued by another former foster child
Another woman who was raised in B.C.'s foster care system is alleging she was the…
Credit union told to turn over documents for Kelowna social worker accused of abusing foster kids
One of the Okanagan women who alleges that she was physically, psychologically and financially abused…
More lawsuits being filed against former Kelowna social worker
KELOWNA – Seven more lawsuits will likely be filed next week against the social worker…
Three new lawsuits filed in connection to Kelowna social worker accused of theft
KELOWNA – A Kelowna social worker accused of defrauding young people in his care is…
Social worker accused of theft sold home a month after investigation began
KELOWNA – A social worker accused in a civil lawsuit of ripping off youth in…