John Gerich was a politician in Saskatchewan, Canada, MLA for Redberry, and former member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police. He served as Associate Minister of Economic Development in the Saskatchewan Progressive Conservative government led by Grant Devine. Motto: Multis E Gentibus Vires (Latin: The Strength of Many Peoples) Capital Regina Largest city Saskatoon Official languages English Government - Lieutenant-Governor Gordon Barnhart - Premier Lorne Calvert (NDP) Federal representation in Canadian Parliament - House seats 14 - Senate seats 6 Confederation September 1, 1905 (Split from NWT) (9th (province)) Area  Ranked... RCMP redirects here. ... The Progressive Conservative Party of Saskatchewan is a right-of-centre political party in the Canadian province of Saskatchewan. ... Grant Devines Official Portrait The image above is believed to be a replaceable fair use image. ...

Gerich was charged in April 1995 with two counts of fraud over $5,000 and one count of conspiracy to commit fraud over $5,000. He was accused of submitting false expense claims to obtain cash, a computer harddrive, and a portable electronic address system worth a total of $12,264 through his MLA Communications Allowance. He was also accused of conspiring with John Scraba to commit fraud and with defrauding taxpayers of $837,000.

Gerich was found guilty on February 6, 1997 on two charges of fraud. He was acquitted of the charge of conspiracy to commit fraud. All other counts were stayed by the Crown.

On February 21, 1997, Gerich was sentenced to two years less a day and ordered to pay restitution of $12,264.

Andrew Thomson, a current NDP cabinet minister, has publicized a memo that directed the Saskatchewan Liquor Board to deliver complimentary hospitality supplies to Gerich's legislative offices including ice, intoxicating and non-intoxicating beverages, and cups. The NDP contend that the provision of complimentary supplies from the Liquor Board was illegal, not a legitimately authorized provision of executive hospitality, even though complimentary supplies from the liquor board were a common perk afforded to previous governments. No formal charges of wrongdoing have been laid. During this time current Saskatchewan Party Leader Brad Wall was working for Gerich. Andrew Thomson may refer to: Andrew Thomson (kickboxer) (born 1974), South Africa Andrew Thomson (politician), Canadian NDP politician 1995-present This human name article is a disambiguation page — a list of pages that might otherwise share the same title, which is a persons or persons name. ...