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 REGOR, OTTAWA CITIZENOctober 23, 2013 聽In new documents filed in court, the RCMP claim they have new grounds for believing former Liberal senator Mac Harb committed fraud and breach of trust over his Senate expense claims.Photograph by: Sean Kilpatrick , THE CANADIAN PRESSOTTAWA 鈥?The RCMP says it has reasonable grounds to believe former Liberal MP and senator Mac Harb committed fraud and breach of trust in filing living expense claims in the Senate dating back to 2003.A sworn statement by Corporal Greg Horton, made public Wednesday, details his interviews with Harb鈥檚 staff, neighbours and contractors to challenge Harb鈥檚 claim that he lived outside of Ottawa while claiming $230,000 in expenses for time he spent in the city.The investigation is probing Harb鈥檚 claim that he had a primary residence at least 100 kilometres outside the city, allowing him to claim per diems and living expenses for time spent in a secondary residence in the National Capital Region.Horton says while Harb owned homes in both Cobden and Westmeath, his investigation found that neither actually served as Harb鈥檚 primary residence.鈥淚 believe he has lived primarily in the NCR, and as su <a href="http://www.canada-goose-outlet.org" rel="nofollow">Canada goose outlet</a>
 ch was not entitled to collect a housing allowance claiming the residence as secondary,鈥?Horton writes in the court document.Horton says that the home in Cobden that Harb had designated as primary residence between 2003 and 2007 was 鈥渓argely uninhabitable鈥?and r <a href="http://www.ucons.com/cheap-canada-goose-jackets.html" rel="nofollow">Canada goose Coats</a>
 eported that the politician was rarely seen at the property.The same issue of residency is at the centre of the expense scandal enveloping senators Mike Duffy and Patrick Brazeau, who have both left the Conservative caucus. Although he initially intended to challenge the Senate鈥檚 demand he repay the expense claims, and filed a lawsuit in Ontario court, Harb later changed course and resigned from the Senate, allowing him to collect a pension.In the course of the investigation, Horton interviewed a man who rented a pasture from Harb to raise cattle. The man said he often had to reset the electrical breakers when he  <a href="http://www.doctorreef.com/canadagoosejackets.html" rel="nofollow">Canada goose jacket</a>
 visited the property to turn on a pump in the well used to water the cattle.Horton also notes that Harb sold the Cobden home to diplomat Magdeline Teo, the former high commissioner for Brunei, but retained a 0.01 per cent share in the home and continued to claim it as his primary residence until 2011.Teo has not responded to requests for an interview, Horton said in the document.Horton says he approached Harb鈥檚 lawyer Sean May to ask that Harb agree to an interview or provide a formal statement 鈥渦nder caution鈥?鈥?meaning it could be used in court.Before agreeing, May asked the Mountie for more investigative materials, including witness statements, Horton said. The RCMP would not agree with the request and, so far, Harb has not been interviewed.Neither Harb nor his lawyer could immediately be reached Wednesday afternoon.Insurance documents obtained by the RCMP indicated that Harb stayed in Ottawa during the week while his wife and children resided in the Cobden home full-time.But, Horton writes, 鈥淭he investigation to date has not identified a wife of Harb. He does have children, and on at least one occasion a neighbor saw a woman and two children at the property, but there is no information to date that they actually lived at the residence.鈥滺orton also lists interviews with contractors who describe the poor state of repair of the home.He indicated there was more evidence that Harb spent time in the home in Westmeath, Ontario, which he later designated as his primary residence.鈥淪ome neighbors report that he was seldom seen in the area, and they do not believe he lived there, while another provided information that he is there on weekends,鈥?Horton wrote.鈥淏ased on the information to date, this home has the appearance of a secondary residence where Harb would go on weekends.鈥漈he allegations are listed in a document called an Information to Obtain, filed in support of Horton鈥檚 request for a court order to obtain Harb鈥檚 banking records from the Royal Bank of <a href="http://www.soakwash.com/Canada_Goose_Parka.html" rel="nofollow">Canada goose online</a>
  Canada and the Bank of Montreal. The investigators require the records to prove that the Senate paid Harb was for expense claims.漏 Copyright (c) The Ottawa Citizen聽聽聽E-mail this ArticlePrint this ArticleShare this Article
 
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