Phil Sheegl's lawyer says his client made a poor decision to accept $327,200 while acting as Winnipeg's chief administrative officer, but argues a judge erred in deciding he took a bribe.
The day after a Manitoba court found former City of Winnipeg top bureaucrat Phil Sheegl took a bribe while in office, Manitoba's Prosecution Service office sent out a briefing note explaining why charges were not laid in 2019 and downplaying the need for an inquiry.
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Winnipeg’s former Chief Administrative Officer Phil Sheegl is arguing that a Manitoba judge erred by not calling for a trial before finding he took a $327,200 bribe during the Winnipeg police headquarters construction.