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Businessman David Sidoo loses Order of B.C. following wire fraud guilty plea
BY , Jun 12, 2020 10:34 PM - REPORT AN ERRORLAST UPDATED ON Jun 13, 2020 12:53 AM
The membership in the Order of British Columbia for businessman and former Canadian Football League player David Sidoo has been terminated. David Sidoo, of Vancouver, leaves following his federal court hearing in a nationwide college admissions cheating scheme in Boston, March 15, 2019. Sidoo pleaded guilty to a mail fraud conspiracy charge in Boston federal court on Friday, March 13, 2020. THE CANADIAN PRESS/AP-The Boston Globe, Jonathan Wiggs, *MANDATORY CREDIT*
David Sidoo's membership in the Order of British Columbia was terminated on Friday, June 12, 2020.
The Provincial Symbols and Honours Act governs nominations, appointments, resignations and terminations in the Order of B.C., the province's highest honour.
According to the act, the chancellor of the Order may terminate a person's membership on the recommendationof the advisory council and with the approval of the executive council.
This process is initiated when a member of the Order is convicted of a criminal offence or when their conduct undermines the credibility and integrity of the Order.
Sidoo was appointed to the Order of B.C. on July 26, 2016. He pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit mail and wire fraud in a U.S. federal court on March 13, 2020.
More information about the Order of B.C., including the termination process, is available online at:
http://www.bclaws.ca/civix/document/id/complete/statreg/00_96380_01#section18
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