MONTREAL — Quebec’s anti-corruption unit has arrested five people in connection with an alleged kickback scheme involving municipal contracts in the Montreal-area community of Terrebonne. Those arrested Thursday include Jean-Marc Robitaille, a former mayor of the town. Last September, investigators froze assets belonging to Robitaille worth roughly $94,000 in connection with work done on his secondary residence. Robitaille was Terrebonne mayor between 1997 and 2016. He served as MP for the federal riding of Terrebonne with the Progressive Conservative party between 1988 and 1993.

Source: National Post March 15, 2018 16:52 UTC