{"id":817126,"date":"2026-07-21T20:59:20","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T20:59:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/817126\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T20:59:20","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T20:59:20","slug":"former-toronto-cop-derek-mccormick-pleads-guilty-in-project-south-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/817126\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Toronto cop Derek McCormick pleads guilty in Project South case"},"content":{"rendered":"

One of the Toronto police officers charged in February in connection to a wide ranging probe into police corruption and organized crime has plead guilty Tuesday to two of the six charges that were brought against him.<\/p>\n

Derek McCormick, one of seven current and retired officers charged in the investigation dubbed Project South<\/a>, has entered a guilty plea for theft under $5,000 and breach of trust (stealing found property) in the Ontario Court of Justice in Toronto.<\/p>\n

The charges carry a conditional sentence of 10 months and McCormick, now retired, is expected to be sentenced by Justice Jonathan Bliss on Tuesday.<\/p>\n

The other four charges, including three more counts of theft under $5,000 and one count of obstruction of justice are set to be withdrawn as per court documents.<\/p>\n

Project South began in June 2025 when York Regional Police dismantled an alleged plot to murder a member of corrections management who was working at a Ontario correctional institution.<\/p>\n

The seven-month-long investigation found officers unlawfully accessed information, which was then funneled to criminals who carried out shootings and other violent offences.<\/p>\n

The other six officers charged in Project South are scheduled to appear in a Toronto court on Wednesday.<\/p>\n

Nineteen other suspects from across the GTA who are not Toronto police officers are also facing a long list of charges with some facing conspiracy to commit murder offences, attempt to commit murder and multiple drug trafficking offences.<\/p>\n

With files from Meredith Bond<\/p>\n

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