FREDERICTON — New Brunswick's Opposition Progressive Conservatives say they purchased back-up computer servers that belonged to the now-bankrupt Atcon Group of companies and have turned them over to the RCMP.
Opposition spokesman Bob Fowlie says the servers were bought at a bankruptcy auction in 2013, but the party only became aware of the information on one of the servers recently.
Earlier this year, Auditor General Kim MacPherson said Atcon had received $77 million from the province and nearly $70 million of that was in default.
MacPherson has not done a forensic audit of the Atcon funding, but says she would do one if asked and if her office is given the necessary resources.
In a document released Monday, the Tories say information on the server shows Atcon accepted government loans while knowing that a major bridge contract in the Northwest Territories was on hold.
The Tories say the server also shows there were large payments made on a corporate airplane in the days before the Miramichi-based company declared bankruptcy.
