Former Liberal MP Raj Grewal have been found not guilty on breach of trust charges. An Ottawa judge ruled there wasn't enough evidence to prove he used his political office to solicit loans from supporters to cover large gambling debts.
The Crown had argued that the Brampton-area MP racked up big losses at Gatineau, Que.'s Casino du Lac-Leamy and then traded access to Prime Minister Justin Trudeau and help on immigration files for loans to cover his bad bets."There is no evidence to support an inference of guilt," she said.
The Crown alleged that when the bills came due, he turned to constituents to bail him out. Grewal said he relied on friends and family to help him out of his financial bind and that he didn't trade favours for the cash.
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