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The prosecution concluded its case against Michael Sona Thursday with the testimony of former friends who say the former Conservative campaign worker bragged about making misleading robocalls.

Mr. Sona’s defence lawyer, Norm Boxall, told the court he would not call witnesses to testify on his client’s behalf. Mr. Sona did not testify.

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That means the outcome of the single Election Act charge against Mr. Sona will rest on what weight the judge gives to the testimony of the former Conservative political staffers and campaign workers the Crown called.

If convicted, Mr. Sona could face a maximum sentence of five years in prison.

It’s now crystal clear to all but the most rabid partisans that something amiss occurred during the 2011 election

The Crown produced no documentary or physical evidence directly tying Mr. Sona to the cellphone, computers or voice-broadcasting company used to call more than 6,000 Guelph voters and send them to the wrong polls on election day in 2011.

The most eagerly anticipated testimony of the four-day trial came Wednesday, when Mr. Sona’s former friend, campaign worker Andrew Prescott, linked Mr. Sona to the scheme largely based on remarks he said he heard him make.