Michel Lavoie, former mayor of Saint-Rémi, faces 14 new charges
Quebec anti-corruption unit arrests former mayor for 3rd time on charges of fraud, breach of trust
Quebec's anti-corruption unit (UPAC) has confirmed that Michel Lavoie, the former mayor of Saint-Rémi, is facing 14 new charges including fraud and breach of trust.
This is the third time Lavoie has been arrested by UPAC. He was taken into custody this morning at his home.
Lavoie was first arrested by UPAC in 2012, following accusations of embezzlement, fraud and conspiracy, and then again in 2013.
UPAC spokeswoman Anne-Frédérick Laurence said investigators allege that Lavoie intervened in the promotion of a sewer construction project while holding the office of the mayor.
The new charges are: 10 counts of fraud, one count of breach of trust, one count of making a false document, and two counts of use of a forged document.
Lavoie is scheduled to appear in court on June 8 in Longueuil.