RCMP charge former Brampton MP Raj Grewal with fraud, breach of trust after three-year investigation

According to a release from the RCMP’s National Division of Sensitive and International Investigations, the charges stem from Grewal’s failure to report his receipt of “millions” in personal loans to the Parliamentary Ethics Commissioner, “in circumstances that constitute a criminal breach of trust.”

“It is further alleged that Mr. Grewal solicited loans for his own personal benefit in connection with the use of his public office, and that he administered his government-funded constituency office budget for his own personal benefit, under circumstances which constituted a criminal fraud or breach of trust,” the release states.

Brampton East’s beleaguered former MP Raj Grewal who left the Liberal caucus in 2018 after gambling problems derailed his political career, is facing a number of charges laid by the RCMP Friday in relation to his suspicious financial transactions and the use of government funds for his personal benefit.

It’s unclear if any of the charges relate to Grewal’s role in a controversial Brampton land deal that saw him receive confidential information about the transaction before a company bought the property and sold it to the City for $1 million more than expected.

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Published in The Pointer Brampton and The Pointer Mississauga on September 11, 2020