Former Air Canada Manager Wanted for Gold Theft to Surrender, Says Lawyer A lawyer for a former Air Canada manager wanted in connection with a multi-million-dollar gold theft has urged his client to turn himself in to authorities. Kevin O’Neill, the lawyer for Robert Szasz, said that he has been in contact with Szasz and that the former manager is “ready to come back and face the charges.” Szasz, 51, is wanted by the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) for allegedly stealing approximately $10 million worth of gold from Air Canada’s cargo facility at the Toronto Pearson International Airport between 2005 and 2007. O’Neill said that his client denies the charges and is eager to clear his name. “He’s innocent. He’s going to come back and fight this,” O’Neill said. The RCMP have issued a Canada-wide warrant for Szasz’s arrest. They allege that Szasz used his position as a cargo supervisor to steal gold bars that were being shipped on Air Canada flights. O’Neill said that he does not know where Szasz has been hiding but that his client has been in contact with him in recent months. He added that Szasz is “very concerned” about the impact of the charges on his family and is anxious to resolve the matter. The lawyer urged Szasz to surrender to the RCMP as soon as possible. “The longer this goes on, the worse it’s going to be for him,” O’Neill said. If convicted, Szasz could face up to 10 years in prison.A former Air Canada manager wanted for allegedly stealing a bag containing $500,000 worth of gold from an airplane will soon turn himself in, according to the lawyer representing him. The former employee, who was not named in the article, will surrender to authorities within the next few weeks, the lawyer said. This comes as a result of the recent expansion of the search for the suspect to include the United States. The Metropolitan Police Service in London is partnering with the United States Marshals Service and other American law enforcement agencies in order to locate the ex-manager. The man is accused of taking a bag filled with 15 kilograms of gold from a flight that landed at Heathrow Airport from Lagos, Nigeria. The theft occurred in October 2020. According to authorities, the former employee was able to avoid initial arrest by claiming he was going to a bathroom. However, he never returned. After being contacted by police, he told them that he had stolen the gold and fled the country. The Metropolitan Police issued a European Arrest Warrant for the suspect and have been working with other authorities to locate him. Now, thanks to the expanded search, it is expected that he will soon be taken into custody.