Patti Starr served for a time as vice-president of the Canadian Jewish Congress and chair of the National Council of Jewish Women, and was on several boards including the former O'Keefe Centre for the Performing Arts and the agency now known as the Toronto Community Housing Corporation.
13 Facts About Patti Starr
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Patti Starr was a prominent fundraiser for the Ontario Liberal Party and was appointed chair of Ontario Place by Premier David Peterson in 1987.
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The donations were made under the direction of Patti Starr who claimed that the donation method was not covered under the act.
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Patti Starr labelled it as a loophole or a "grey area".
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Patti Starr successfully argued that an inquiry investigating criminal charges would deny subjects their full legal rights.
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Patti Starr was charged with defrauding the Ministry of Citizenship and Culture in collecting $350,000 more than her organization was entitled to in grants for renovations to its offices.
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In June 1991, Patti Starr pleaded guilty to eight election fraud expense charges for which she was fined $3,500.
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Patti Starr pleaded guilty to two criminal charges, breach of trust in using $33,000 of charitable funds for her own purposes and fraud in obtaining $360,000 in government grant funds that was more than her organization was entitled to.
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Patti Starr was sentenced to two six-month jail terms to be served concurrently.
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Patti Starr was paroled after serving two months of her sentence.
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In 1997, Patti Starr applied for and received a full pardon from the National Parole Board of Canada.
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Patti Starr is the the author of three works of fiction: Deadly Justice, Final Justice and The Third Hole.
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Patti Starr was an associate editor of the Blue Book of Canadian Business 2017.