Verdict in Carson case expected in August

Acquitted of an earlier influence-peddling charge, a verdict on alleged lobbying offences is expected to be handed down in August.

Bruce Carson arrives at the Elgin Street courthouse for the start of his influence peddling trial in Ottawa last September. He was eventually acquitted of that charge. Photo courtesy of Mike Carroccetto

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BY MARCO VIGLIOTTI

June 15, 2016

Last summer, Bruce Carson was staring down a steep legal gauntlet. Mr. Carson, who served as an adviser to then-prime minister Stephen Harper from 2006 to 2008, and later briefly returned in January 2009, was facing two counts of influence peddling related to separate accusations of wrongdoing. He...

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