Peter Petrasuk (July 12, 1926 – April 11, 2016[1][2]) was a Canadian businessman, former lawyer, and former politician.
[4] Petrasuk articled for Merv Leitch and was admitted to the Bar in Alberta on June 16, 1959.
Petrasuk also contested the 1968 Canadian federal election as a Liberal candidate in Calgary North.
In 1981, Petrasuk pleaded guilty to twelve counts of theft and breach of trust under the Criminal Code after stealing almost $1-million from clients of his law practice, including his own mother.
He was sentenced to ten years in the Bowden Institution, a federal penitentiary in central Alberta.