EDMONTON—Two more fines have been doled out in relation to Jeff Callaway’s United Conservative Party leadership campaign.

The Office of the Election Commissioner announced the fines against Darcy McAllister Tuesday, the day the 2019 election was announced.

One is a $4,000 fine for funds that were contributed to Callaway’s campaign but “furnished by another person,” while the other for the same amount is for “furnishing $4,000 to Maja McAllister, for purpose of making contribution to Jeff Callaway.”

The election commissioner’s website, where the fines were posted, does not say what McAllister’s relationship is with the UCP. Calls to McAllister were not immediately returned Wednesday morning.

Critics have alleged Callaway ran a “kamikaze” campaign as a proxy for party leader Jason Kenney, with the intent of attacking Kenney’s main opponent, former Wildrose Party leader Brian Jean, allowing the now-UCP leader to stay above the fray.

Callaway eventually dropped out of the race and endorsed Kenney, who went on to beat Jean and is now the main opponent up against Premier Rachel Notley in the spring election.

Callaway maintains his run was legitimate, but the election commissioner launched an investigation into claims of “irregular financial contributions” made to Callaway during the race.

In late February, Callaway’s campaign co-manager Cameron Davies was hit with $15,000 in fines for obstruction of an investigation.

That same week, former UCP financial officer Karen Brown was fined $3,500 for making a $3,500 contribution “with funds given or furnished by another person” to Callaway during the 2017 party leadership race.

The Alberta election is scheduled for April 16.

Read more: https://www.thestar.com/edmonton/2019/02/28/election-commissioner-lays-fine-in-kamikaze-investigation-for-contributing-illicit-funds.html

https://www.thestar.com/edmonton/2019/02/26/election-commissioner-fines-ucp-campaign-manager-with-obstruction-of-an-investigation.html

https://www.thestar.com/edmonton/2019/02/12/jason-kenney-denies-allegations-he-was-involved-in-kamikaze-campaign-during-leadership-race.html

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