Gilles Vaillancourt

• Tony Accurso, former Quebec construction magnate, loses appeal and heading to prison

  Tony Accurso received a four-year prison term in 2018 in connection with what a Quebec court judge called one of the worst examples of municipal corruption.

  Canada

  May 26
  
• ‘It has been an honour’: Marc Demers won’t seek third term as mayor of Laval

  Marc Demers was first elected in 2013 under the Mouvement Lavallois banner as the city on Montreal's north shore was embattled by a corruption scandal.

  Canada

  Mar 30, 2021
  
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• Former Laval mayor Gilles Vaillancourt granted full parole

  Former Laval mayor Gilles Vaillancourt has been granted full parole.

  Canada

  Dec 6, 2018
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• Laval Mayor Marc Demers diagnosed with cancer

  "He continues to perform his duties with the same rigor, the same determination," said the mayor's spokesperson.

  Canada

  Sep 1, 2018
• Tony Accurso granted bail while he appeals fraud conviction, sentence

  Tony Accurso is required to surrender his passport, remain in Quebec and is banned from possessing weapons.

  Crime

  Jul 12, 2018
• Tony Accurso’s lawyer appealing guilty verdict, sentence

  He noted that because of the size of Accurso's construction firms, no others could have legitimately competed with him.

  Canada

  Jul 10, 2018
• Ex Quebec construction mogul Tony Accurso to be sentenced in corruption case

  The scheme was orchestrated by former Laval mayor Gilles Vaillancourt between 1996 and 2010 where companies paid off city officials in exchange for public contracts.

  Jul 5, 2018
• Crown seeks prison sentence for Quebec construction mogul Tony Accurso

  The Crown is seeking a five-year sentence for a Quebec construction mogul found guilty on fraud and corruption charges.

  Crime

  Jun 28, 2018
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• Quebec construction mogul Tony Accurso found guilty of fraud, other charges

  A jury has found Quebec construction magnate Tony Accurso guilty on five charges including fraud and corruption.

  Canada

  Jun 25, 2018
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• Tony Accurso fraud, corruption trial ends in mistrial

  The Crown was initially expected to make its final arguments Friday.

  Canada

  Nov 17, 2017