A former union branch representative with the Ontario Public Service Employees Union (OPSEU) is facing charges in connection with allegedly misappropriating more than $100,000 in union funds, police say.

Mark Babcook, the former branch president of OPSEU Local 228, was charged with fraud over $5,000 and possession of property obtained by crime, Peel police said in a news release Wednesday.

Babcook, 41, was arrested on Sept. 19. The arrest came after OPSEU conducted its own internal investigation and contacted Peel Regional Police with evidence that led to a criminal investigation, police said.

In an email Wednesday, Babcook said he could not comment on the matter since it is before the courts.

Babcook was released on the condition that he would appear before the Ontario Court of Justic

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