An investigative arm of the House of Assembly has come down hard on the former boss of the Newfoundland Liquor Corporation, finding that he acted with misconduct in forming a business relationship between him and a family member in the purchase of French wines.
Citizens Representative Bradley Moss was spitting bullets, metaphorically speaking, at a news conference this morning. He accused former NLC CEO Steve Winter of withholding over 600 pages of emails which show an intimate business relationship existed with his son.
Steve Winter was let go by then-Premier Dwight Ball just after the 2019 election.
Moss concludes that Winter’s son had unfettered access to the CEO, and received commissions. He says the public are fed up with this type of activity.
“I can’t be all smiles and chuckles on this kind of stuff. I’m disappointed more than anything,” says Moss.
Moss wanted to charge Winter but was informed by the Director of Public Prosecutions that the Statute of Limitations has expired.
He is asking the House to increase the statute to two years from one and to raise the fine for an offence to $5000 from the current $500.
Citizens Rep Bradley Moss declares former NLC CEO Steve Winter to hsve acted with misconduct. pic.twitter.com/Ri8oBsvfVe
— Brian Madore (@bmadorevocm) December 10, 2020
