Court rules former Winnipeg CAO accepted $327K bribe, owes city up to $700K

By: CBC News Posted: 8:56 PM CDT Tuesday, Mar. 15, 2022

A Manitoba court has ruled in favour of the City of Winnipeg's civil claim that former chief administrative officer Phil Sheegl accepted a bribe and breached his duty as a city officer by accepting $327,000 from the contractor who built the city's police headquarters.

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A Manitoba court has ruled in favour of the City of Winnipeg’s civil claim that former chief administrative officer Phil Sheegl accepted a bribe and breached his duty as a city officer by accepting $327,000 from the contractor who built the city’s police headquarters.

In a 129-page decision issued Tuesday, Chief Justice Glenn Joyal of the Court of Queen’s Bench granted the city’s request for a summary judgment against Sheegl and his co-defendants under the torts of bribery and breach of fiduciary duty.

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Former City of Winnipeg Chief Administrative Officer Phil Sheegl. (Mike Deal / Winnipeg Free Press Files) — Mike Deal / Winnipeg Free Press Former City of Winnipeg Chief Administrative Officer Phil Sheegl. (Mike Deal / Winnipeg Free Press Files)

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