A former Royal Canadian Mounted Police officer from Bowen Island is facing 13 criminal charges following a national security investigation, according to the RCMP.
Michael Scoretz, 47, was arrested on June 4 and charged with six counts of unauthorized communication of special operational information under the Security of Information Act, as well as seven counts of breach of trust under the Criminal Code of Canada.
The charges allege that work-related material was found at Scoretz’s home and that he shared protected and/or classified information with individuals he was in a relationship with. The alleged offences occurred between August 2020 and February 2023, while he was working with Pacific Region’s Integrated National Security Enforcement Team, or INSET. He joined the RCMP in 2009 and retired in 2025.
According to the press release, none of the charges involve current national security investigations, and no investigations were compromised as a result of the incidents.
“It is deeply troubling when a member of law enforcement is drawn into any kind of criminal allegations,” said Inspector Bryan Pyatt of Pacific Region INSET, in the press release. “It is unsettling for the public and for fellow law enforcement officers. However, the results of this investigation show a deep commitment by our investigators to hold individuals accountable no matter their employment or background.”
The RCMP said it will not be providing further details, as the matter is now before the courts.
