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Crown witness at Applebaum corruption trial quizzed over relationship with cops

Sentencing arguments in the corruption case of former Montreal mayor Michael Applebaum are set to begin Wednesday. Applebaum was found guilty on eight corruption related charges, Wednesday, February 15, 2017.
Former Montreal mayor Michael Applebaum, who is charged with various fraud-related counts, arrives at the courthouse Monday, November 14, 2016 in Montreal. Paul Chiasson / The Canadian Press

The defence is continuing its cross-examination of a key Crown witness at the corruption trial of ex-Montreal mayor Michael Applebaum.

They are keying in on Hugo Tremblay’s relationship with Quebec provincial police after he agreed to turn police witness.

READ MORE: Former aide to ex-Montreal mayor Applebaum wore wire to glean confession

The defence is going over a large number of text messages exchanged with investigators as Tremblay wore a wiretap and became an informant in taping conversations with Applebaum in 2013.

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Tremblay, on the stand for a third day, testified he struggled mightily with what he was doing and that speaking regularly to an investigator helped him cope.

READ MORE: Former Montreal mayor Michael Applebaum asking court to dismiss corruption charges

Applebaum has pleaded not guilty to all 14 corruption-related charges, including fraud against the government and breach of trust.

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They stem from crimes alleged to have occurred between 2007 and 2010 when he was mayor of Montreal’s largest borough.

READ MORE: Corruption trial begins for former mayor Michael Applebaum

The Crown alleges Applebaum, who went on to become interim Montreal mayor in 2012-2013, accepted cash via Tremblay in exchange for favours given to local real-estate developers and engineering firms.

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