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Group Wants Children Fund Repaid

HAMILTON, Ontario – As reported by the CBC News: "A group opposing to the spread of legalized gambling says a casino in Ontario should repay hundreds of thousands of dollars that a woman from Hamilton stole from a children's hospital fund and lost at the casino.

"The provincial agency that owns Casino Niagara says, no, it won't.

"Linda Resmini, a former nursing administrator at McMaster Children's Hospital, was sentenced to two years in prison this week after stealing $1,030,000 from a fund for newborns in need of reconstructive surgery for cleft lips and palates.

"Police in Hamilton say they haven't traced all the money but they know she blew at least $430,000 at the casino and another $200,000 in online gambling.

"…But Teresa Roncon of Ontario Gaming and Lottery Corp., the casino's owner, says casino officials had no idea Resmini was playing with stolen funds and the agency is not required to make restitution. She points out that the woman has been ordered by a judge to come up with $400,000 of her own to repay the hospital…"

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