MONTREAL – A fraud case against Montreal’s former interim mayor has been put off until late January.
The Crown says it has more evidence to disclose in a case against various people, including ex-mayor Michael Applebaum and one-time Tory operative Saulie Zajdel.
Get daily National news
Get daily Canada news delivered to your inbox so you'll never miss the day's top stories.
By providing your email address, you have read and agree to Global News' Terms and Conditions and Privacy Policy.
READ MORE: Tories’ best hope to finally win a seat in Montreal arrested
The accused were not in court today and were presented by lawyers.
Applebaum faces 14 charges, including fraud, conspiracy, breach of trust, and corruption in municipal affairs.
READ MORE: More allegations against former Montreal mayor Michael Applebaum
Montreal’s first anglophone mayor in 100 years was forced to step down in June following his arrest.
Lawyers agreed to return to court on Jan. 29.
Comments
Comments closed.
Due to the sensitive and/or legal subject matter of some of the content on globalnews.ca, we reserve the ability to disable comments from time to time.
Please see our Commenting Policy for more.