The De-Redacted RailGate Warrants....First Impressions...

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This 'alleged' stuff is unbelievable.

Case in point.....

Initially, I couldn't understand what the heck Keith Fraser was referring to last night when he wrote that Mr. Erik Bornman told police his payments to Aneal and David Basi provided a "modest tax benefit" to himself (ie. to Mr. Bornman).

Here's the quote from Mr. Fraser's original report in The Province:

....."Well apart from modest tax benefit for myself, I guess the primary reason is, you know, I was not believing, didn't want to believe in my own mind that these were, these were bribes. In politics people often get paid to do political work."....

Well.....

Now that I have read Point 32 of the just publically-released "Search Warrant #1" dated July 22, 2004, I can only conclude that Mr. Bornman told police that he made a number of payments for phoney 'contracting services' to Aneal Basi (that were then passed to Mr. David Basi) using cheques drawn on his own personal company's (ie. not Pilothouse's) bank account.

Thus, it would appear that, based on both the 'tax benefit' statement and the statement that the paper trail of cheques was 'an advantage to me' (see point 32; i of the warrant), that Mr. Bornman may have written some of the payments to Mess'rs Basi and Basi off of his own taxes.

Sheesh.

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Please note: Mr. Bornman was never charged with any crime. He was, however, granted immunity for his 'anticipated' testimony by RailGate Special Prosecutor Mr. Bill Berardino...That 'anticipated testimony was never given due to the sudden and speedy end to the trial earlier this fall.

Meanwhile in SpinVille....After initially ducking, Ms. Clark 'snapped' her fingers.... Which story do you figure will lead at six o'clock?....

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