RCMP said Nigel Wright, former chief of staff to Prime Minister Stephen Harper, wouldn't face criminal charges in connection with the Senate expenses scandal. Canadian Press reporter Murray Brewster said Wright resigned after it was disclosed he wrote a personal cheque for 90-thousand dollars to Mike Duffy to allow the disgraced former Conservative senator to repay disallowed housing expenses.

Date: 2014-04-15
Placeline: OTTAWA, Ontario.
Source: The Canadian Press
Length: 33 seconds

Transcript Prediction: << Nigel Wright resigned is Stephen Harper's right-hand man after it was disclosed he wrote a personal check for $90,000 to Mike Duffy to allow the disgraced former conservative Senator to repay disallowed housing expenses investigators now save the evidence gathered does not support criminal charges against right in February former liberal Senator Mac harb and former conservative Senator Patrick Brazeau were charged with one count each of Fraud and breach of trust lands continue to investigate expense claims by both Duffy and more conservative Senator Pamela Wallin murray-bruce to the Canadian press Ottawa >>

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