RCMP have charged one person in connection with an alleged hack on Erin O’Toole‘s Conservative leadership campaign two years ago.
In response to a question from Global News, a spokesperson for the national policing force confirmed authorities charged Dion Ahwai with one count of mischief to data under Section 430 of the Criminal Code.
Specifically, the charge is under subsection 1.1 ©, which deals with mischief that willfully “obstructs, interrupts or interferes with the lawful use of computer data.” Ahwai is now scheduled to appear before an Ontario court on Aug.
4, 2022. “As the matter is before the courts, we will not provide further comments,” the force said. Read more: Erin O’Toole accuses Peter MacKay of stealing campaign info, calls for police probe Mischief as a charge is one that carries a range of sentencing options if the accused if convicted.