前温尼伯市长Sam Katz作证说,他试图控制一个警察总部项目的费用,该项目在预算上高涨,否认向一名前城市官员支付了327 000美元的贿赂。 Former Winnipeg mayor Sam Katz testified he tried to control costs on a police headquarters project that ballooned over budget, denying knowledge of a $327,000 bribe paid to a former city official.

前温尼伯市长Sam Katz在2026年2月12日的公开调查中作证说,他敦促市官员在2011年控制警察总部项目的费用,该项目最终超过1.35亿美元的预算,超过7 000万美元。 Former Winnipeg mayor Sam Katz testified at a public inquiry on February 12, 2026, saying he urged city officials in 2011 to control costs for the police headquarters project, which ultimately exceeded its $135 million budget by over $70 million. 他否认知道承包商付给前市首席行政官Phil Sheegl的327 000美元款项或对其施加影响,因为民事法院发现他接受了贿赂。 He denied knowledge of or influence from a $327,000 payment from a contractor to former city chief administrative officer Phil Sheegl, who was found in civil court to have accepted a bribe. Sheegl声称这笔钱来自亚利桑那州与Katz无关的房地产交易,但没有找到任何文件,法院将解释称为“不可置信 ” 。 马尼托巴上诉法院裁决Sheegl的行为是“可耻、不道德的行为 ” 。 Sheegl定于下周作证。 Sheegl claimed the money was from an unrelated Arizona real estate deal involving Katz, but no documentation was found, and the court called the explanation “incredible.” The Manitoba Court of Appeal ruled Sheegl’s actions were “disgraceful, unethical behavior.” Sheegl is set to testify next week.