A look at the 'suspicious properties' bought in alleged London hospital fraud scheme

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Court documents highlighting a multi-year fraud strategy astatine the London Health Sciences Centre that saw millions of dollars allegedly siphoned from the nationalist instauration was enactment into existent property successful London, Toronto and a formation assemblage connected Lake Simcoe.

Among the astir costly properties is an astir $2M location connected a sizable batch successful northbound London

Alessio Donnini · CBC News

· Posted: Jul 10, 2025 8:12 PM EDT | Last Updated: July 11

Clockwise from the apical near corner, 1517 Gloucester Rd., 8 Denlaw Rd., 104 Balnagowan Pl., and 1775 Culver Dr., #24. These properties are among dozens alleged to person been bought with fraudulently earned money.

Court documents highlighting a multi-year fraud strategy astatine the London Health Sciences Centre that saw millions of dollars allegedly siphoned from the nationalist instauration suggests the wealth was enactment into existent property successful London, Toronto and a formation assemblage connected Lake Simcoe.

Details filed successful a connection of assertion this week astatine the London courthouse suggest 63 "suspicious properties" were purchased by the defendants progressive successful what is described arsenic a "multi-year run of deceit and theft."

Dipesh Patel, the hospital's vice president of facilities for 11 years, allegedly awarded contracts to a "close contact" for enactment astatine the infirmary that was not done oregon resulted successful outgo overruns, tribunal documents said.

Paresh Soni, the friend, was successful complaint of BH Contractors and a corporate of companies that fell nether the sanction GBI. Starting successful the autumn of 2013, Soni's companies allegedly received millions by dodging bidding rules and circumventing different procurement rules.

None of the allegations person been proven successful court, and statements of defence person yet to beryllium filed. CBC News has reached retired to the defendants for remark but has not received a response.

See wherever immoderate of the 'suspicious properties' are located

A person look

Between Patel and Soni, and including Patel's spouse, the assertion infers that the wealth acquired from the strategy was allegedly utilized to bargain houses, calling them 'suspicious properties'. The assertion points retired erstwhile they were bought successful narration to contracts awarded by LHSC to the defendants.

Court documents amusement that Soni owned the astir properties, purchasing 42 apartments and houses betwixt 2017 and 2024 with an estimated full worth of $14 million. The archetypal house was bought "shortly aft GBI won a important multi-year declaration to supply LHSC with facilities attraction services," the assertion said.

Patel bought 17 properties that person an estimated worth of $14 cardinal starting successful 2017, the twelvemonth helium was hired by LHSC and "after BH Contractor won the bid for the [University Hospital] Window Replacement Contract."

Patel's woman Varsha Patel, who is besides named successful the lawsuit, bought 4 properties starting successful 2020 "during the play successful which the Fraudulent Scheme occurred," tribunal documents said.

104 Balnagowan Pl., successful London, photographed connected July 10, 2025

8 Denlaw Rd.

A duplex unit, astatine 8 Denlaw Rd., is the archetypal spot purchased successful transportation with the alleged fraud. Property records amusement it was purchased by a numbered institution owned by Soni.

The spot was purchased for $201,416 connected Apr. 20, 2017.

8 Denlaw Rd., successful northwest London, photographed connected July 10, 2025

Culver Drive townhouses

Multiple units astatine a townhouse analyzable astatine 1775 Culver Dr. are nether the ownership of a numbered institution registered by Soni, according to spot ownership records.

Units 28, 200, 176, 214, 180 and 146 are each owned by the numbered institution successful question, 2610182 Ontario Inc. Unit 146 was purchased for $382,500 connected Jul. 16, 2021.

Units astatine 1775 Culver Dr., successful London, photographed connected July 10, 2025.

Toronto condominium

Among a fig of out-of-town properties lawyers assertion was purchased with funds obtained done the alleged strategy is a fourth-floor condo astatine 500 Wilson Ave., successful Toronto.

It was purchased for $542,699 connected Jan. 22, 2025 by Varsha Patel, according to spot records.

500 Wilson Avenue successful Toronto. One of the units successful this gathering is listed successful the tribunal documents.

Lakeside home

The astir caller spot lawyers assertion was purchased with funds obtained done the alleged strategy is simply a azygous detached location just just 2 kilometres distant from the shores of Lake Simcoe.

Property records obtained by CBC News amusement 37 Ian Dr. successful the assemblage of Keswick in Georgina, Ont., was purchased by Dipesh Patel on Mar. 14, 2025, for $848,000.

North London fixer-upper

Among the astir costly properties listed successful the suit is simply a location connected a ample batch successful a north London neighbourhood often known arsenic Pill Hill.

Property records amusement 1517 Gloucester Rd. was purchased by Dipesh and Varsha Patel for $1.8 cardinal on July 18, 2023.

CBC News arrived to find the spot overgrown with vegetation and parts of the one-storey home's exterior damaged, with a for-sale motion pitching it arsenic the cleanable accidental for idiosyncratic looking to physique thing caller connected the sizeable property.

The aforesaid transportation is written connected a existent property listing that asks for $1.95 cardinal successful speech for the deed.