Andrew Harvey charges prompt review by Attorney General's office

The assistant deputy attorney general in New Brunswicksays there will be a review of theprocess that led to fraud charges againstCarleton-Victoria Liberal candidate Andrew Harvey.

Harvey had been charged with two counts of fraud, along with two other members of his family and three of their companies.Thosechargeswere dropped on Friday.

The decision to withdraw charges rests solely with the Crown Prosecutors office, which is independent from government, LucLabont said in a statement.

He saysthe case was given asecondary review given the high-profile nature of the players. They laterdetermined the charges didn't meet the threshold required to prosecute.

As a result of this decision, there will be a review of the process that resulted in the laying of the charges, said Labont.

The statement doesn't say who will conduct the review.

The charges were related to a 2011 investigation, but were laid three weeks before the election campaign started.

Harveyhad questioned the timing of the accusations so close to an election and maintained the charges against him were "baseless."

Harveys suspension from the party caucus has been lifted.