Nathan Jacobson

Conservative MPs Dept: For the second week in a row, Conservative MPs declined to answer questions from the Liberals about the money from Jacobson, who pleaded guilty to money-laundering connected to an illegal online pharmacy in San Diego in 2008, according to Montreal Gazette. Jacobson failed to show up for sentencing in San Diego in July, at which point a judge issued a warrant for his arrest and Postmedia reported on his case and oTTAWA The Conservative Party didn t respond Friday to opposition demands that it return thousands of dollars in donations it has received from fugitive businessman Nathan Jacobson. Jacobson was released by American authorities and the plea deal was sealed, after which he became active in Canadian philanthropic and Conservative political circles, sponsoring charity events and becoming close to Foreign Affairs Minister John Baird and Citizenship and Immigration Minister Jason Kenney. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.