TORONTO FIRE CHIEF, MATTHEW PEGG, CHARGED WITH BREACH OF PUBLIC TRUST AND NINE OTHER OFFENCES, UNDER THE CRIMINAL CODE.

     WHAT THE PUBLIC WILL NOT STAND FOR

IS  CORRUPTION,  WITHIN THE TORONTO FIRE SERVICES, THAT ALSO  ENDANGER, PUBLIC SAFETY.

TORONTO FIRE CHIEF, MATT PEGG AND DEPUTY FIRE CHIEF, JIM JESSOP, ALONG WITH DISTRICT CHIEF, JIM SILVERTHORN, ARE ALL CHARGED WITH A NUMBER OF CRIMINAL OFFENCES. THE CHARGES STEM FROM THEIR FAILING TO CARRY OUT THEIR PUBLIC DUTY AND TO ENDANGER PUBLIC SAFETY, IN THE PROCESS. 

Toronto Fire Chief, Matthew Pegg and Deputy Fire Chief, Jim Jessop,
(pictured left), both of whom are currently facing a number of
criminal charges,  from an investigation, of an illegal rooming house
and the owner of the building, whom they have been alleged, to
have protected, from facing prosecution over her actions,
along with other criminal acts on their part.

The Toronto Fire Chief, Matthew Pegg, is facing at least ten criminal charges, which all resulted from his actions, or lack thereof, in regards to his duty as the Fire Chief. The criminal charges included, Municipal Corruption, Breach of Public Trust, Conspiracy, Bribery, Fraud, Obstructing Justice, Criminal Negligence, Misconduct of Officer Executing Process, Common Nuisance and Disobeying Statues. The Deputy Fire Chief, Jim Jessop and District Fire Chief, Jim Silverton, are also facing the same charges. Two other Toronto Fire Services officers were also charged. Bryan Lam, and Ashleigh Brown, fire inspectors, with the East Command Division, for Scarborough and East York.  Fire Inspector, Ashleigh Brown, also ended up with more additional charges, adding to her existing charges.
A number of other City of Toronto officials are also facing criminal charges, all stemming from their investigation of an illegal rooming house, in Scarborough. They included, James Slocum and Muhammad Qumar, from the Municipal Licensing Standards. Karim Gilani, with the Building Division, who along with Ashleigh Brown, ended up with additional criminal charges, against them. Those City of Toronto officials, are all facing at least ten criminal charges each. Some of them resulting, from not enforcing the statues under the Criminal Code, in regards to their investigation, of the landlord and her illegal property. Other charges against them are far more serious, including those charges for bribery, fraud, obstructing justice, conspiracy and corruption.  The owner of the property Angela Sterling, is also facing at least fifteen criminal charges, along with those other city officials. 

Due to the number of charges and the length of time that it will take the court, to address all of them against those persons, a special day was set aside by the trial co-coordinator, at the Ontario Provincial Court, at 1911 Eglinton  Avenue East, in Scarborough, for May 8, 2019. Madame Justice Gilani, on the advise of the Crown Attorney, on April 8, 2019, decided to adjourn the pre-enquette hearing, on April 8th, on some of those charges, so that the other more recent charges against those city officials, could also be added on to the other existing charges and addressed at the same time by the court. The informant also agreed with the crown attorney, that it will take at least a full day of hearing, to process those criminal charges against all of the accused, and agreed to the adjournment on April 8th. The informant is of course this writer, who is not only a witness against them and their actions, but who has also been directly and indirectly affected by their criminal acts. The allegations against them were also considered serious enough by the court, to proceed to the second stage of the criminal process.

The most relevant message, resulting from those criminal charges, against the Toronto Fire Chief, Matthew Pegg and the Deputy Fire Chief, Jim Jessop, along with those other city officials, is that no one is above the law.