In October 2016, the United Chiefs and Councils of Manitoulin (UCCM) Police made a formal request to the OPP to start an investigation into criminal allegations involving a UCCM First Nation Band Chief.
The Sudbury/Manitoulin OPP Crime Unit under the direction of Detective Staff Sergeant Matt Watson of the OPP Criminal Investigation Branch conducted the investigation.
As a result, Patsy Corbiere, age 60 of Aundeck Omni Kaning First Nation, has been arrested and charged with:
- Criminal breach of trust,
- Criminal harassment,
- Intimidation of justice system participant,
Corbiere has been released from custody and is scheduled to appear at the Ontario Court of Justice in Gore Bay on July 25.
