Mike Duffy

Michael Dennis Mike Duffy (born May 27, 1946) is a Canadian senator and former Canadian television journalist. Prior to his appointment to the upper house in 2008, he was the Ottawa editor for CTV News Channel. After resigning from the Conservative caucus on May 16, 2013 during a controversy over the expense claims filed by him and other Senators, Duffy sat in the Senate as an independent, representing Prince Edward Island, until the Senate voted on November 5, 2013, to suspend him without pay for the remainder of the term. On April 21, 2016 he was acquitted of all 31 charges of fraud, breach of trust and bribery laid against him, by a judge who sharply rebuked the police and Crown for pursuing the charges.

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