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A Dhaka court Monday acquitted all the seven defendants accused of taking bribes from Canandian engineering and construction giant SNC-Lavalin in connection with the Padma Bridge Project.
The defendants in Bangladesh included the former head of the government’s bridges division, Mosharraf Hossain.… Continue Reading
That’s a ridiculous headline considering Canada’s perennial top-ten ranking on the corruption perceptions index.
But it’s true.
From our northern neighbor come increasingly regular reports of home-grown sleaze.
This week the mayor of Montreal, Michael Applebaum, left, was arrested and charged with fourteen counts of fraud in awarding public contracts.… Continue Reading
An investigation by Canada’s The Globe and Mail and CBC News has uncovered more dirt on troubled engineering giant, SNC-Lavalin. The investigation uncovered secret accounting codes that had been used for years to indicate bribes for contracts in Asia and Africa.… Continue Reading
The former CEO of SNC-Lavalin pleaded not guilty Monday in Canada to corruption charges.
Pierre Duhaime, 58, was arrested in November last year for fraud and forgery. The allegations were connected to at least two domestic projects.… Continue Reading
The former CEO of Montréal-based engineering giant SNC-Lavalin was arrested Wednesday for fraud and forgery in connection with at least two projects.
Pierre Duhaime, 58, left the company earlier this year.… Continue Reading