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A Liberal candidate has admitted he broke the elections law by over-contributing to nomination campaign in Mississauga-Lakeshore last year.

In a compliance agreement with Commissioner of Canada Elections Yves Côté, Sven Spengemann acknowledges that he kicked in $4,255 to his nomination bid, well above the $2,200 maximum that candidates can legally contribute.

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“The excess contribution resulted from my paying out of my personal funds part of the campaign expenses, using my personal credit card as well as cash,” Spengemann admits in the agreement, published Friday in the Canada Gazette.

The agreement is not an admission of guilt but acknowledges the violation and includes an undertaking to not do it again. His nomination campaign must pay the excess of $2,055 back to Elections Canada within six months.

In July, the Canadian Press reported that Spengemann was under investigation by Cote’s office for failing to declare expenses. At the time, the former Liberal MP for the riding, Paul Szabo, alleged a deliberate misfiling of expenses and said a mere compliance agreement wouldn’t be sufficient penalty.