Corruption Inquiry
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Sparks continue to fly between Zampino and Charbonneau CommissionThe battle of wits between Charbonneau Commission chief counsel Sonia LeBel and former executive committee head Frank Zampino resumed on Thursday morningCanadaApr 18, 2013
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‘Mr. Sidewalk’ claims his business wasn’t booming because of corruptionA construction boss alleged to be close to the Mafia can't explain why his business more than quadrupled over a four-year span — then dropped rapidly after a crackdown on corruption began.CanadaFeb 21, 2013
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Stop calling me ‘Mr. Sidewalk’: construction boss denies his notorious nicknameA former construction boss dubbed "Mr. Sidewalk" at Quebec's corruption inquiry has concluded his testimony by denying almost everything said about him at the commission — including how he got his unique nickname.CanadaFeb 21, 2013
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‘Mr. Sidewalk’ tells Quebec inquiry: ‘My wife, like a good Italian, didn’t ask questions’Quebec's corruption inquiry is taking a closer look at the easy access a now-retired construction boss had to some of the city's most powerful underworld figures.CanadaFeb 20, 2013
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Alleged Mob ally gets testy on inquiry stand; tells lawyer ‘I can mistreat you’He was the well-to-do construction boss who rubbed elbows with a Mafia don, and counted stacks of cash in the back room of an Italian cafe that was a noted Cosa Nostra hangout.CanadaFeb 19, 2013
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Alleged Mafioso, nicknamed ‘Mr. Sidewalk,’ takes stand at Quebec inquiryThe Quebec corruption inquiry has arrived at the doorstep of the Sicilian Mafia with a man known as "Mr.Sidewalk," Nicolo Milioto, who has begun to testify.CanadaFeb 18, 2013
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‘Mr. Sidewalk,’ alleged Mafia middleman, speaks at Quebec inquiryThe Quebec corruption inquiry has arrived at the doorstep of the Sicilian Mafia, with its newest witness described as the key link between the construction industry, politics, and the underworld.CanadaFeb 18, 2013
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Ex-PMO staffer shares memories of Montreal politics, like a cash-stuffed safeA man who held several roles in the Harper government has testified about bizarre financial dealings he witnessed in his previous career in Montreal municipal politics — like the safe so stuffed with cash it wouldn't close.CanadaOct 29, 2012
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