But beyond the political scandal, consider the failures of the RCMP and federal prosecutors in the case. The RCMP and PPSC's umbrella case against the company itself, SNC-Lavalin Group Inc and its subsidiaries, could be prosecutors' last hope. In April 2012, that executive, Riadh Ben Aïssa, was arrested in Switzerland where he was held for two and a half years. Convictions in CanadaWhile no SNC-Lavalin employee has been convicted of foreign bribery, the company has faced humiliating headlines over corruption here at home. RCMP is also still investigating SNC-Lavalin over $2.3 million in kickbacks paid to the head of the Federal Bridge Corp.

Source: CBC News February 25, 2019 09:00 UTC