Addictions worker steals to fund gambling habit

Lloyd Carr would have done well by his own advice. The Canadian anti-addictions bureaucrat was fired in September for allegedly stealing almost $500,000 from his employer to help fund a gambling habit.

Carr ran the tobacco-reduction unit of the Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission, a government agency which finances treatment services for alcohol, drug and gambling addictions.

His story came into the public eye this week, when Alberta Auditor General Fred Dunn released a report accusing Carr of falsifying five contracts to steal $441,298 while working at the agency. About $116,000 of that is said to have been withdrawn from automatic teller machines in casinos.

Carr has admitted to misappropriating the money. According to the auditor's report, he also used the funds to help with a down payment on a house, pay bills and repay a vehicle loan.

The Alberta Alcohol and Drug Abuse Commission has yet to file charges against its former employee, once a top-ranking official within the agency.

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