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Winnipeg Mayor Brian Bowman 'deeply troubled' by investigation of police HQ

Winnipeg Mayor Brian Bowman says after RCMP conclude their investigation into the construction of the new police headquarters, the city might ask the province to conduct a public inquiry.

Winnipeg Mayor Brian Bowman 'deeply troubled' by investigation of police HQ

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Winnipeg Mayor Brian Bowman says after RCMP conclude their investigation into the construction of the new police headquarters, the city might ask the province to conduct a public inquiry.

Winnipeg Mayor Brian Bowman says after RCMP concludetheir investigation into the construction of the new police headquarters, the city might askthe province to conduct a public inquiry.

Bowman told reporters on Tuesday thathe is "deeply troubled" by "serious allegations" contained in an RCMP application for a search warrant.

The RCMP search warrant application allegesformer mayor Sam Katz received 10 to 12 personal cheques from Caspian Construction, the contractor at the centre of aninvestigation into the construction of the city's new police headquarters.

Katz told CBC the cheques were for Jets tickets or concert tickets.

When asked whether it's appropriate for a sitting mayor to sell tickets to sold-out events at the MTS Centre, including Jets games, Mayor Bowman refused to answer.

"I'll let Sam Katz speak for Sam Katz," Bowman said.

Fraud and forgery allegations were also madein court documents tied to the case, including allegations that invoices were said to be "improperly associated to the WPS building when in fact the work was either done at other city properties, private properties or was not done at all."

None of the allegations have been proven in court.

The original cost of the new police headquarterswas estimated to be$135 million but it has run millions over budget.