Wright's secret $90,000 cheque to Duffy broke the law, RCMP allege

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Wright's secret $90,000 cheque to Duffy broke the law, RCMP allege

Daniel Leblanc And Josh Wingrove at The Globe and Mail

http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/politics/nigel-wright-broke-the-law-by-cutting-mike-duffy-90000-cheque-rcmp-allege/article15522531/?utm_medium=Newsletter&utm_source=The%20Globe%20and%20Mail&utm_type=text&utm_content=TheGlobeandMail&utm_campaign=111009599

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The RCMP is alleging that Nigel Wright, Stephen Harper’s former chief of staff, breached the Criminal Code for his part in a extensive Conservative operation to contain the Senate expenses scandal.

In court documents released on Wednesday, the Mounties allege that Mr. Wright committed bribery, fraud and breach of trust when he made a secret $90,000 payment to Senator Mike Duffy in a bid to put a lid on the spending scandal. Those documents portray a damage-control effort overseen in minute detail by senior Conservatives, including members of the Prime Minister’s Office.

The revelation that the Mounties are alleging criminal wrongdoing in the top echelons of the federal government reignited the Senate controversy, with fresh questions in the House of Commons about what the Prime Minister knew about the events.

The documents include a Feb. 22 e-mail in which Mr. Harper’s chief of staff, Nigel Wright, said he would consult the Prime Minister as the Conservative Party contemplated helping Conservative Senator Mike Duffy pay back questionable expense claims.

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