RCMP Lays 31 Charges Against Suspended Canadian Senator
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Mike Duffy, the suspended Canadian senator at the center of an expenses scandal that led to the resignation of Prime Minister Stephen Harper’s former chief of staff, is facing 31 criminal charges for fraud, breach of trust and bribery, Canadian police announced today.
The charges deal with three separate cases of fraudulent expense claims and a fourth case of bribing a public official, Gilles Michaud, commanding officer at the national division of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, told reporters at a televised press conference in Ottawa. The total amount of fraud alleged by the police is more than C$200,000 ($186,000).