FLORENCEVILLE, N.B. – A Liberal candidate in the New Brunswick election facing charges of fraud and uttering forged documents says he didn’t mention his legal woes to the party because he believes the accusations are without merit.
Andrew Harvey has issued a statement apologizing for his lack of disclosure, saying he only learned recently of the charges that relate to incidents alleged to have happened in 2011.
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Harvey, who is running in the riding of Carleton-Victoria, says he is innocent of the charges but supports the party’s decision Wednesday to suspend him from the Liberal caucus pending the outcome of his case.
Harvey is named along with David Frederick Harvey, B. Fred Harvey and three companies in court documents.
Andrew Harvey is the owner of Harvey Farm and Forest Ltd., one of the companies named in the documents.
He says the alleged offence involves Crown wood, but he is not involved in the day-to-day forestry operations of the company.
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