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Calgary Ward 4 councillor Sean Chu has been sued for $275,000 for defamation by his former campaign manager.

In the statement of claim filed two weeks ago, Amanda Wilkie alleges that Chu, who was elected for the first time on Oct. 21, 2013, made defamatory comments when he spoke to a mutual acquaintance in November 2013 and on other occasions.

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Wilkie says in the document filed that Chu told Lynne Walker that Wilkie “owes me money,” that she “took too much in expenses,” that she “mishandled campaign funds” and took “thousands of dollars” from the campaign fund and used them for her own expenses.

The plaintiff says all three of them remain involved in political circles in Calgary and that they all know and communicate with many of the same people.

Wilkie, who was in charge of the campaign plan and ensuring it was carried out, managed the campaign’s communications and marketing/advertising plans and ensured their proper execution, among other duties leading up to the election, alleges that at no time did she have control or access to the campaign bank account.