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A former Progressive Conservative MLA is the target of a federal immigration fraud investigation, according to documents filed with Edmonton provincial court.

More than $255,000 in cash was seized from three safes in ex-MLA Carl Benito’s southwest Edmonton home when Canada Border Services Agency investigators conducted a raid on June 28, according to a report to a justice filed with the court. Investigators also seized a number of documents during the search.

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The allegations were first reported by CBC Edmonton Thursday.

No criminal charges have been filed against Benito, according to court records.

Authority to execute the warrant was granted on June 27 following an application by border officials that outlined three-years worth of suspected fraudulent activities conducted through the operations of Carl Benito and his son Charles Benito in immigration consultancy businesses Triple Maple Leaf Canada, World Immigration Group, and Helping Migrants Canadian Immigration Group.