Montreal Mayor Valerie Plante said she was disappointed with the ruling because it sent a signal that politicians can break the law and still get paid. MONTREAL —Disgraced former Montreal mayor Michael Applebaum can keep the $268,000 he received from the city after resigning from office, despite a conviction for fraud against the government, Quebec Superior Court ruled Monday. Sean Kilpatrick/CP Montreal Mayor Valerie Plante speaks at the Federation of Canadian Municipalities' Big City Mayors' Caucus in Ottawa on Jan. 28, 2019. “If someone is convicted of fraud I think the message to send is that we will fight to get this money back,” she said. He was convicted in January 2017 of fraud against the government, conspiracy to commit fraud, breach of trust and conspiracy to commit breach of trust.

Source: Huffington Post January 20, 2020 21:00 UTC