Charges – May 6, 2015

Charge no. 1

That Reginald Bowers, being an official agent during the 2011 Federal General Election, between the 7th day of April 2011 and the 12th day of June 2011, at or near the Town of Happy Valley-Goose Bay and elsewhere in the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, did fail to, within 30 days of becoming aware of ineligible contributions to the candidate, return the contributions unused to the contributor, or pay the amount of the contribution to the Chief Electoral Officer, thereby contravening subsection 404(2) of the Canada Elections Act, and by doing so committed an offence contrary to paragraph 497(1)(i.l) of the Canada Elections Act, S.C 2000, c.9, as amended;

Charge no.2

That Reginald Bowers, being an official agent during the 2011 Federal General Election, between the 10th day of August 2011 and the 4th day of October, 2011, at or near the Town of Happy Valley-Goose Bay and elsewhere in the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, did provide the Chief Electoral Officer with a document that he knew or ought to have known contained a material statement that was false or misleading, to wit: failure to accurately identify ineligible campaign contributions, thereby contravening paragraph 463(1)(a) of the Canada Elections Act, and by doing so committed an offence contrary to paragraph 497(3)(v) of the Canada Elections Act, S.C. 2000, C.9, as amended;

Charge no. 3

That Reginald Bowers, being an official agent during the 2011 Federal General Election, between the 10th day of August 2011 and the 4th day of October 2011, at or near the Town of Happy Valley-Goose Bay and elsewhere in the Province of Newfoundland and Labrador, did provide the Chief Electoral Officer with a document that he knew or ought to have known contained a material statement that was false or misleading, to wit: failure to accurately report travel expenses, thereby contravening paragraph 463(1)(a) of the Canada Elections Act, and by doing so committed an offence contrary to paragraph 497(3)(v) of the Canada Elections Act, S.C. 2000, c.9, as amended.

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