A Quebec judge concluded it would not harm public trust in the justice system if Tony Accurso stayed free during his appeal to the high court
A Quebec Court of Appeal judge is allowing ex-construction boss Tony Accurso to remain free on bail while he appeals his fraud conviction to the Supreme Court of Canada.
His conviction was upheld by the Court of Appeal last month, and he was ordered to report to prison by June 1. Accurso would be eligible for release after serving one-sixth of this sentence – eight months – which she says would likely occur before the Supreme Court hears his case. A jury convicted Accurso on five fraud-related charges tied to a kickback scheme that saw companies receive lucrative public contracts in exchange for bribes to elected officials, including Gilles Vaillancourt, the former mayor of Laval, Que.
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