‘I don’t have enough funds in my chequing account,’ former PMO chief Wright says in email

Nigel Wright asked CIBC banking adviser Murray Culligan to transfer $90,000 to his chequing account so he could pay off Sen. Mike Duffy's ineligible housing claims.

PARLIAMENT HILL—Former PMO chief of staff Nigel Wright asked his private CIBC wealth manager to transfer funds into his chequing account to cover a $90,000 bank draft he used to cover Senator Mike Duffy’s ineligible housing expenses, RCMP evidence shows.

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