“UQAM’s daughter” Hélène Boudreau was allegedly defrauded of more than $1.5 million by a real estate developer with ties to organized crime.
The 32-year-old sexual content creator, who gained notoriety for her controversial graduation photo, allegedly trusted the wrong people in 2021 when she wanted to “diversify her sources of income,” we learn in a preliminary motion filed at the end of February in the Montreal courthouse.
There she is said to have been introduced to a certain Rhéal Dallaire, without suspecting that he would have connections to organized crime.
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Businessman Rhéal Dallaire.
His luxurious home was also raided last year, at the same time as those of the notorious Hells Angels and the now murdered mafioso Francesco Del Balso.
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Last year, a house belonging to a foundation linked to Rhéal Dallaire was raided on the same day as the house of Hells and a mafioso.
Nominated
The controversial young woman confided in Dallaire that she was having difficulty “obtaining standard financing” due to her professional activity, it is said.
According to the court document, the promoter then offered to help by suggesting that he act as his candidate.
In confidence, Hélène Boudreau states in the request that she paid no less than $1,060,969 in just over a year to acquire two triplexes in the Villanova project in the Lachine district of Montreal.
Even if it was all of her savings, she would not have signed any documents, according to the civil lawsuit.
Not negotiable
Shortly thereafter, a Dallaire company purchased the buildings for just over $3 million, we read, without ever consulting Ms. Boudreau about the financing.
The organizer's wife, Isabelle Gagnon, would also have been involved in the project.
However, according to the application filed by lawyer Jimmy Troeung, the couple received financing not through traditional banking channels, but through a creditor who offered an estimated 18% annual interest rate, “a far cry from standard bank financing.” .
Dallaire then allegedly had her sign a nominee agreement, telling her that she did not have the right to consult a lawyer, that the clauses were “non-negotiable” and that she would not receive a refund if she did not sign, it is alleged.
“Plaintiff faced pressure from defendant Dallaire,” the lawsuit states. If [elle] If she had known the interest rate charged and the other conditions, she would never have concluded a contract with the defendants. »
A real fight
Ms Boudreau believes Dallaire and his partner made “misrepresentations” and “maneuvers to dissuade them from informing themselves of their rights”.
In January 2023, the businessman allegedly texted the content creator in which he called her “innocent” while warning her to prepare “for a real fight.”
According to the lawsuit, despite “excessive stress and depression,” the “subsidiary of UQAM” is now demanding to become the owner of the buildings by paying the residual value or at least being reimbursed for the amounts invested.
She is also seeking $150,000 in compensation for the stress and inconvenience she says she suffered.
For his part, Rhéal Dallaire told us that he did not want to comment on the matter, before describing the matter as “weird” and referring us to his lawyer.
A judge will hear the case soon.
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