London mayor, former federal minister, charged with fraud

London Free Press colleague Chip Martin had a front-page scoop in mid-October:

Government cheque paid for ex-MP Joe Fontana’s son’s wedding reception

LONDON, ONT. – Federal tax dollars paid the $1,700 deposit on the 2005 wedding reception for Mayor Joe Fontana’s son, QMI Agency has learned.

And the then-manager of the London facility recalls another cheque issued by the feds appeared several months later to cover the outstanding $18,900 Fontana still owed. … [Read the rest of Chip’s story]

Today, the RCMP made the following announcement:

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