The auditing firm noted there may have been an attempt to conceal Mr. Danef's involvement because, at some point in the process, BJ Quality Flooring was changed to "Darwin and Fisher" [sic] - except that the contact name, telephone number and price stayed the same.
Doug McDonald, owner of Darwin Fisher, a commercial flooring company in Mississauga, says his company has never done business with TECO and he has no idea why TECO invoices would include it. Mr. McDonald noted that during that period, Darwin was doing extensive work for St. Joseph's, and that on some occasions, he hired Mr. Danef as a subcontractor.
Last November, Mr. Georgiou's employment as vice-president of St. Michael's Hospital was terminated after The Globe revealed his involvement in the York fraud, and later the fact that he had private business ties to the president of a construction company that won a $300-million contract with the hospital that Mr. Georgiou had overseen and helped award.
After those stories were published, Markham Stouffville Hospital - where Ms. Bahl was then a senior executive overseeing a redevelopment project - launched an internal probe when a whistleblower came forward with concerns. The findings brought a wave of departures, including those of Ms. Bahl and Mr. Wilson, who had left St. Joseph's and was working with Ms. Bahl in Markham. Mr. Wilson could not be reached for comment.