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Dean Del Mastro sentenced to month in jail, 4 months house arrest for election overspending
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Former parliamentary secretary to the prime minister and Conservative MP Dean Del Mastro will spend the night in a Lindsay, Ont., jail after being sentenced to one month in prison, followed by four months of house arrest, for breaking the law by overspending during the 2008 federal election.
The former MP had previously been found guilty of violating the Canada Elections Act. The judge found that Del Mastro had:
-Exceeded spending limits.
-Failed to report a personal contribution of $21,000 to his campaign.
-Knowingly submitted a falsified document.
The former MP had previously been found guilty of violating the Canada Elections Act. The judge found that Del Mastro had:
-Exceeded spending limits.
-Failed to report a personal contribution of $21,000 to his campaign.
-Knowingly submitted a falsified document.
Del Mastro, 44, was once Prime Minister Stephen Harper's point man defending the Tories against allegations of electoral fraud. He maintained his innocence and called the verdict the judge's opinion.
NDP ethics critic Charlie Angus noted that Del Mastro was picked out of the Conservative caucus "to stand up and speak for the prime minister on issues of ethics and accountability."
"The fact that Dean Del Mastro is being sent to the crowbar hotel sends a message," he said in an interview with CBC News.
From: http://www.cbc.ca/news/politics/dean-del-mastro-sentenced-to-month-in-jail-4-months-house-arrest-for-election-overspending-1.3126992"The fact that Dean Del Mastro is being sent to the crowbar hotel sends a message," he said in an interview with CBC News.