The city of Laval filed three new lawsuits on Friday to fight corruption and try to recover $9 million that would have been stolen from citizens at the time of ex-mayor Gilles Vaillancourt.
At least that’s what the mayor of Laval, Stéphane Boyer, announced in a press release on Friday. He wants to “continue the work started by the previous mayor Marc Demers to fight corruption”.
“Corruption and collusion have no place in our society. I want to send a clear message that our team is continuing the work. I will maintain the same pressure and urgency to take action against these unacceptable practices. Today we are taking another step to give back to the community what is due,” he said.
Since 2013, the two men have managed to raise $57 million from companies and people who would have defrauded the city, including $7 million last year, we read in the press release.
This time, Laval is dealing with the sale of land, management of snow dumps and six old-regime intermediaries, listing the city seeking to recover “an additional $9 million stolen from taxpayers during the Gilles Vaillancourt era.”
Part of the amounts previously collected made it possible to set up the Place-du-Souvenir fund, which helps children and young people from disadvantaged backgrounds.
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