Former Liberal official Benoît Corbeil did not benefit financially from a $117,000 fake-invoice scheme and a $50,000 kickback, and deserves a conditional discharge for the two crimes to which he has pleaded guilty, court was told Friday.
Mr. Corbeil, the former director-general of the Liberal Party’s Quebec wing, testified at his sentencing hearing that the only cash he ever received was $5,000 to pay for the cost of adopting a girl in China in 2000.
Mr. Corbeil said he did not know where that money was coming from and insisted it was not linked directly to either of the two criminal incidents.
However, he did acknowledge the money was given to him by Liberal fundraiser Joe Morselli during a Christmas party.
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There is lot’s on the net regarding Morselli. One entry in particular has caught my attention because of the $5000.00 figure mentioned.
Crooked Liberals should absolutely go to jail, it’s about time.
Deafening silence from CBC and CTV. I am sure Craig Oliver and Jane Taber will be scrambling to spin something else on Sunday”s Question Period.