GUILTY!!! An Ontario judge has found former Conservative party staffer Michael Sona guilty of trying to prevent voters from reaching the polls during the 2011 federal election. Mr. Sona, 25, was the only person charged in the “robocalls” scandal, though the judge said it’s likely he did not act alone. Mr. Sona faces a maximum penalty of $5,000, five years in prison or both. He will be sentenced at a later date. Justice Gary Hearn made the ruling in Superior Court in Guelph, Ont., Thursday, after reviewing evidence presented during a five-day trial earlier this summer. He cited Mr. Sona’s “arrogance and self-importance” as the fatal flaw that led him to gloat about the plot to friends and colleagues who later testified against him.
Posted on: Fri, 15 Aug 2014 04:43:30 +0000