Former Montreal mayor Michael Applebaum has been sentenced to one year in jail and two years of probation following his conviction on corruption-related charges.
The charges stemmed from two separate deals between 2007 and 2010 when Applebaum was mayor of Montreal Côte-des-Neiges–Notre-Dame-de-Grâce borough.
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The prosecution had asked for a two-year prison sentence followed by two years’ probation after his conviction in January on eight charges.