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Antonino Catania arrested by Quebec’s anti-corruption squad

Police officer on the UPAC squad entering Laval city hall. Mario Beauregard/The Canadian Press

MONTREAL — Quebec’s anti-corruption squad has arrested Antonino Catania.

In a Thursday morning announcement, UPAC said it made the arrest using a warrant.

Catania faces charges of conspiracy, defrauding government and abuse of trust.

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Two other men — former Montreal municipal construction-site inspector François Thériault and contractor Paolo Catania — had been arrested Wednesday morning in connection with the same case.

Antonino Catania is the father of Paolo Catania, of Les Entreprises CATCAN Inc., a firm that had done business with the city of Montreal.

All three men are scheduled to make a May 1 court appearance.

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