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As we’ve told you, the Auditor General was very critical of the way that the Immigration Department handled that case, and in her opinion more needed to have been done to either prosecute or discipline those officers who participated or were complicit in what looks to be corruption. 

The Senate asked Candelaria Saldivar-Morter about those criticism, and here’s what she had to say:

Hon. Aldo Salazar - Chairman, Senate Select Committee
"In relation to those 8 Visa foils, are you - do you know if any disciplinary action was taken against officers who were involved?"

Candelaria Saldivar-Morter - Former, CEO Responsible For Immigration
"Okay, yes. I actually took the case of the missing stickers to the commission."

Hon. Aldo Salazar
"What commission is that?â€￾

Candelaria Saldivar-Morter
"The public Services Commission."

Hon. Aldo Salazar
"Who did you take to appear before the commission for disciplinary action."

Candelaria Saldivar-Morter
"For disciplinary action, we took Mr. Mark Tench."

Hon. Aldo Salazar
"Mr. Mark Tench. Why?"

Candelaria Saldivar-Morter
"Because, based on the information provided to the Ministry, by the department, Mr. Tench was identified as the person responsible, who was negligent. I have to explain to you all that in order for any file to go to the Public Services Commission, the Department would have file to the Ministry that some wrongdoing was done. And based on the information provided by the Department, it is then that the Ministry would decide whether there is a case for the Commission or not, and then, it is take to the Public Services Commission for any disciplinary proceedings against the officer."

Hon. Aldo Salazar
"So I just want to clarify. It's not that the Ministry threw up its hands and didn't do anything about it. You did take Mr. -"

Candelaria Saldivar
"We took Mr. Mark Tench, and he was actually charged for the value of the stickers, as recommended."