However, that loss was expected, considering the seriousness
of the allegations against him, the allegations that Mr. Penashue, a Conservative
MP, had accepted 28 illegal donations; allegations that he accepted corpora
te donations, which were also illegal; allegations that Mr. Penashue got an interest-free loan, which, once again, was illegal, from an Inuit company run by his brother-in-law; and allegations that he overspent the
...[+++] campaign spending limit.