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If convicted, they would each face a maximum punishment of $50,000 fine and up to five years in jail.

Ms. Manchulenko, Deltro’s comptroller, is listed in Elections Canada records as having made her own $1,000 donation to Dean Del Mastro’s campaign on Sept. 19, 2008. On the same day, her son, Jared Manchulenko, also made a $1,000 donation.

A total of $22,000 of donations flowed to Mr. Del Mastro’s campaign or the Conservative riding association from people affiliated with Deltro or their friends or family, the Citizen investigation found.

David Del Mastro has previously denied any donations scheme, telling the Citizen in 2012 that he asked employees to contribute voluntarily.

Reached Thursday, David Del Mastro said he had no comment and referred the call to his lawyer, Scott Fenton.

Fenton said his client maintains he did nothing wrong, and he questioned why Elections Canada spent so much effort pursuing the investigation.

“I think it’s absurd the government has spent two-and-a-half years and probably close to half-a-million dollars over allegations that involve $20,000,” Mr. Fenton said. “I think it’s ridiculous. It’s overkill.”

Neither Ms. Manchulenko nor her lawyer could be reached for comment.

Dean Del Mastro, the MP for Peterborough, is awaiting an Oct. 31 verdict on separate charges related to the 2008 campaign.

Dean Del Mastro and his official agent were tried this summer on charges of exceeding the spending limit in the campaign by hiring a voter-contact firm to make $21,000 worth of electoral calls but failing to declare the amount.

Dean Del Mastro said Thursday that he doesn’t know anything about the Deltro donations.

“I’ve never been asked so much as a question by Elections Canada or anyone else, nor has anybody related to my campaign ever been asked a question related to this matter. So I feel quite vindicated in that.”

He left the Conservative caucus after he was charged and now sits as an Independent.

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