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Kothary pleaded guilty to fraud over $5,000 in January, admitting that he plundered the Ontario Disability Support Program for $379,229 from 2011 to February, 2015. Court heard he submitted false invoices and hotel bills until a caseworker discovered the scam.

In order to obtain benefits, he lied that his daughter was deaf, blind and diabetic. He also misled government officials that she could barely speak and couldn’t walk. As part of his scam, Kothary said his daughter had the IQ of an infant and therefore couldn’t undergo testing.

Jessica is able-bodied and was a Ryerson University student. She testified in January at his preliminary hearing that she was never blind, deaf or diabetic.

She never had any trouble walking or talking and has an unrestricted driver’s licence, court heard.

Kothary will be sentenced on Nov. 16.

Kothary and his wife Shefali, 51, — who is also facing disability fraud charges alleging she scammed the province out of more than $100,000 — have moved out of their Wharfside Lane home. They now live in a rented luxury condo near the Scarborough Town Centre.

Police alleged that after the Toronto Sun broke the story about Kothary’s guilty plea in January, Brendan Turner, the executive director of Camp Quality Canada, notified investigators that the man’s children had attended the camp for 10 years, starting in 2004.

Kothary claimed that his two children had leukemia, according to police. Each year Kothary allegedly completed the registration so he could send his children to the camp for free.

The camp is so popular that it runs at full capacity. There is a waiting list of qualified kids, so the Kothary children deprived actual cancer patients from attending, said police.

Over the years, the camp application forms completed by Kothary had different diagnosed dates, said police.

He’s scheduled to make a court appearance on Monday in relation to the latest charge.

Police are continuing their investigation and anyone with information can call Det. Natalie Hegarty at 416-808-7300.

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