User:Alexthepuffin/Michael Rutigliano

Michael Rutigliano (born 1960) is a sergeant and been with the Ontario Provincial Police since 1981. He is notable for being involved in several ongoing corruption cases.

Criminal charges
On May 14, 2009, Rutigliano was charged in several cases.

He was charged with defrauding Bombardier Inc. of more then $15 million in conjunction with his aircraft maintenance company, Aero-One Technical Solutions.

He has also been charged with conspiracy to obstruct justice with a crown prosecutor. Frank D'Angelo was charged with sexually assaulting a 22-year old, and was found not guilty on April 21. The Toronto Star reported that Rutigliano had been photographed at D'Angelo's celebration party at his Forget About It Supper Club. D'Angelo has also been charged.

In another case, Sgt. Rutigliano is charged with conspiracy and attempting to obstruct justice in a Toronto Maple Leafs ticket scam involving Peter Mavroudis, who was found guilty and sentenced to four years.

During the investigation, the OPP Criminal Investigation Branch added weapons charges after finding brass knuckles and throwing stars while executing search warrants.

He was released on $300,000 bail on May 22, 2009. His court appearance is on June 9 in Brampton.