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Conservative MP Dean Del Mastro faces four election-related charges

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Conservative MP Dean Del Mastro rises during Question Period in the House of Commons on Parliament Hill in Ottawa, Thursday March 1, 2012. Del Mastro, who represents the riding of Peterborough, has been charged with four counts of violating the Canada Elections Act in connection with his 2008 campaign expenses. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Adrian Wyld

OTTAWA – Conservative MP Dean Del Mastro and his former official agent are facing a string of charges under the Canada Elections Act.

Del Mastro, a parliamentary secretary who represents the riding of Peterborough, faces four charges in connection with allegations that he wilfully exceeded the legal spending limit in the 2008 election.

Del Mastro’s former agent, Richard McCarthy, faces three charges.

The Commissioner of Canada Elections alleges Del Mastro and McCarthy failed to submit $21,000 in expenses they paid to an Ottawa-based political consulting firm, instead only declaring $1,575.

Del Mastro was the parliamentary secretary to Prime Minister Stephen Harper until just last week, when he was moved to the economic development portfolio.

The penalties for contravening the Canada Elections Act range from fines to imprisonment.

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