RCMP Lays Breach of Trust Charge Following Criminal Investigation

OTTAWA, March 9, 2018 /CNW/ - As part of a criminal investigation, the RCMP's National Division Sensitive and International Investigations Section has charged 54-year-old Mark Norman with Breach of Trust under Section 122 of the Criminal Code. Norman is alleged to have illegally disclosed government information to unauthorized parties.

This investigation began in December 2015 when the RCMP received a complaint alleging that cabinet confidence information about a Canadian naval supply ship contract had been leaked. Following receipt of this complaint, the RCMP sought evidence through a number of judicial authorizations and a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty Request from U.S. authorities. The investigation also involved other investigative measures such as witness interviews, as well as the forensic analysis of a significant number of documents.

National Division's Sensitive and International Investigations Section focuses on criminal activity that poses a threat to Canada's government institutions, public officials, the integrity of the Crown, or that imperils Canada's political, economic or social integrity.

Norman is scheduled to appear in court on April 10, 2018.

SOURCE Royal Canadian Mounted Police

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