A Toronto jail guard has been arrested “as a result of information that originated from Project South”
He’s been charged with breach of trust, fraudulently using a computer with the intent to commit an offence and firearm-related offences
In the latest Project South development, the Toronto Star reported today that a staff sergeant at the Toronto South Detention Centre was arrested for allegedly instructing a staff member to unlawfully use the jail’s database to review an inmate’s information. The database contains details of inmate emergency contacts, home addresses and the names of people who deposit money to inmate accounts.
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It is not yet clear how the arrest of Muhamer Oruglica relates to the major police corruption investigation, but investigators confirmed to the Star that he was “arrested as a result of information that originated from Project South.”
Oruglica is charged with one count of breach of trust, one count of fraudulently using a computer with the intent to commit an offence and two firearm-related offences.
When reached by the Star, Oruglica denied having any connection with Project South. Oruglica’s lawyer, Carmelo Truscello, also said he has not been informed of an alleged connection between his client and Project South.
The Star story says Oruglica has worked for the Ministry of the Solicitor General since 2014.
Carly Lewis is a journalist whose work has appeared in the New York Times and the New York Times Magazine, Vanity Fair, Wired, Interview Magazine, Pitchfork, Elle, and Maclean’s, where she is a contributing editor. Her work has been recognized by the National Magazine Awards and the Digital Publishing Awards. She reports on city life, culture—including what people do online—politics, art and crime. She received the Dave Greber Freelance Writers Award for “The Murder of Ashley Wadsworth,” an investigative feature about a Canadian teenager who was killed by a man she met on social media, published by Maclean’s.
