Calgary (Rajeev Sharma) — A Calgary court has sentenced a 66-year-old woman to more than four years in prison after she repeatedly fled to the United Kingdom to avoid prosecution for a massive workplace fraud worth nearly $2 million.
Carol Lloyd was handed a four-year, two-month sentence on Friday after pleading guilty to fraud over $5,000. The court credited her for time already spent in custody in both Canada and the U.K., leaving her with approximately two years remaining to serve.
In addition to the prison term, Justice Brandy Shaw ordered Lloyd to pay a fine equal to the amount she stole. Failure to repay the money could result in up to five additional years behind bars.
While delivering her ruling, Justice Shaw detailed how Lloyd abused her role as a property manager at FirstService Residential in Calgary. In 2015 alone, she generated 117 fake invoices and diverted company funds to a sham business she created with a name resembling that of a legitimate contractor.
The court heard that Lloyd siphoned off more than $1.8 million through the scheme before fleeing to the U.K. in November 2015 to evade arrest. After years of legal battles, she was extradited back to Canada in 2021 — only to flee again to Britain within weeks of being released on bail.
It took another four years and a second extradition process to finally return Lloyd to Calgary in 2025, where she later entered a guilty plea.
Crown prosecutor Dane Bullerwell had sought a five-year sentence, while defence counsel Ryan Millar argued for a shorter, time-served term, citing Lloyd’s age, health concerns and time spent in custody abroad. The judge rejected that request, emphasizing that the lengthy delay in resolving the case was entirely of Lloyd’s own making.
“An offender should not be rewarded for taking flight,” Justice Shaw said, adding that Lloyd had repeatedly misled courts in both countries.
British judges involved in the extradition proceedings previously described Lloyd as dishonest, noting false claims and exaggerated allegations made in an attempt to block her return to Canada. Those findings played a significant role in the final sentence imposed by the Calgary court.
Justice Shaw concluded that the scale of the fraud, combined with Lloyd’s repeated attempts to evade justice, warranted a substantial custodial sentence.
