Ontario Minor Hockey Association members are poised to learn details regarding a misappropriation of more than $2-million within the organization.

Details are expected to be released to members at the organization’s annual general meeting to be held June 7 and 8 in Richmond Hill.

A financial statement prepared by Toronto-based accounting firm MNP LLP said the money went missing from the organization's accounts between June 1 and Nov. 30, 2018.

The audit report, filed by the Toronto firm, declares “a former employee of OMHA used its online banking platform to fraudulently transfer $2,365,934 in cash to personal credit cards.”

An employee of the Richmond Hill-based OMHA was terminated in December, according to the audit report. The OMHA would not confirm the position held by the employee.

In an emailed statement received June 6 from the OMHA, the organization said once it became aware of the funds being drawn from OMHA accounts the matter was turned over to York Regional Police. The statement said police have been provided with a final report from forensic auditors and are pursuing the matter.

"We are working diligently to resolve this and be sure – there is no short-term ripple effect and we expect to resolve the situation in the coming months," said the OMHA statement. "As of today, it is business as usual and will continue to be for the foreseeable future.”

The OMHA alerted members to the financial loss in May after receiving the annual audit report.

“I’m a little amazed,” Newmarket Minor Hockey Association president Lynda Carusi said. “I would have thought for sure after organizations were taken advantage of in the past that the OMHA would have been a step ahead of everyone else.”