Devinder Shory
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Devinder Shory is is a state in the northwest of the Republic of India, forming part of the larger Punjab region. The state is bordered by the Indian states of Himachal Pradesh to the east, Haryana to the south and southeast and Rajasthan to the southwest as well as the Pakistani province of Punjab to the...
, India
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) is a Canadian
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politician, who represents the electoral district
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of Calgary Northeast
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as a federal Member of Parliament.
First elected in the 2008 Canadian federal election
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, he is a member of the Conservative Party
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.
Mortgage fraud accusation
In May 2010, he was named in a lawsuit launched by the Bank of MontrealBank of Montreal
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for an alleged mortgage fraud scheme. Court documents obtained by the CBC allege Shory executed legal transactions misrepresenting the true owner of five separate properties in the Calgary
Calgary
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area. The Bank allege its loses from the scheme at $30 million.
Shory responded in a statement on his website ""Through media stories, it has come to my attention that I have been named in a civil matter. I want to state that I have not yet been served with a statement of claim. When I am, I will defend myself vigorously against these accusations. I have done nothing wrong. Even the BMO was quoted in the Toronto Star this evening that: 'we do not allege fraud against him.' I want to personally thank the many constituents who have already expressed their support for me and for my family."