Carl Benito (born February 21, 1954) is a

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former politician from Alberta. Benito served in the

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for the electoral district of

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as a member of the Progressive Conservative caucus from 2008 to 2012.

Controversies

Benito made a campaign promise that, if elected, he would donate his salary to charity. He later claimed that he didn't mean he'd give away his entire salary, just a part of it. Benito blamed his wife for a failure to pay property taxes on their rental properties. Benito later paid the taxes—but only after his picture appeared on the

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's front page under the headline, "Backbencher hasn't paid property taxes on rental properties." In October, 2022, Benito, together with his son, Charles Benito, pleaded guilty to immigration fraud. Benito was fined $75,000.00 for this offence.https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/edmonton/former-mla-carl-benito-fined-75-000-for-immigration-fraud-1.6617783

Election results

2001 general election

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Benito, Carl 1954 births Canadian people of Filipino descent Living people Politicians from Edmonton Politicians from Manila Progressive Conservative Association of Alberta MLAs 21st-century Canadian politicians