An Ontario man has received a one-year conditional sentence and a $115,673 fine after pleading guilty to submitting fraudulent applications for child tax benefits.

According to a release from the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA), Edwin Omorogieva Woghiren of Hamilton, Ont., pleaded guilty in an Ontario court of justice to creating and submitting false Canada Child Tax Benefit (CCTB) applications on behalf of himself and his spouse.