Mounties charge former Senate policy adviser with fraud and breach of trust
MONTREAL – The RCMP has filed five charges against a former Senate policy adviser related to the awarding of contracts.
The charges against Hubert Pichet include fraud and breach of trust.
Pichet was a Senate policy adviser between 2007 and 2011.
The Mounties said in a statement today that Pichet claimed he could influence the awarding of contracts.
They also say he allegedly received money from companies wanting to do business with the government.
The 58-year-old Pichet is to appear in court on May 1.
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