Liberals paid $10,000 to have computers wiped

According to news reports, the OPP says the Ontario Liberals paid $10,000 to wipe clean the computers of the political staff of the party. The police say they were told this by the spouse of a senior advisor in the office of former premier Dalton McGuinty. The spouse is Peter Faist, a name previously known, and his work was paid for he said by the Liberal Caucus, which is funded by taxpayers. The revelations come in newly released information about an OPP search warrant. “Mr. Faist was under the impression that Cabinet Office was aware of his presence and the work requested of him,” the warrant says. Faist told investigators that his spouse, Laura Miller, asked him to wipe “personal data” off about 20 computers used by senior staff in the premier’s office, the warrant says. Facebook photo shows Laura Miller and Peter Faist.