Freed for less than a month, businessman Tony Accurso was arrested again by police officers from the Lac des Deux-Montagnes Police Authority on Wednesday evening, and sent back behind bars, after allegedly breaking the one of his conditions of release.
While he is prohibited from being in contact with individuals with criminal records, the authorities reportedly realized that Tony Accurso’s immediate neighbor is his cousin, Giuseppe Molluso, who was arrested in 2013, along with Accurso and former mayor of Laval, Gilles Vaillancourt, in the important Honorer investigation through which the Permanent Anti-Corruption Unit (UPAC) put an end to a system of collusion which lasted for years on Île Jésus.
Accurso, 72, was convicted by a jury in 2018, but appealed his case which went all the way to the Supreme Court. Last summer, the nation’s highest court refused to hear his request, and Accurso was jailed to begin serving a four-year sentence.
However, since his crime was committed several years ago, Accurso was able to benefit from an old procedure of the prison system which no longer exists today, the expedited examination, which allowed non-violent offenders to be released one-sixth of their sentence.
Accurso would have called himself
During the night from Monday to Tuesday, four shots were fired at the residence of Giuseppe Molluso and according to our information, it was Tony Accurso himself who called his release agent to tell him that this event had just happened. near his home.
Still according to our information, the Correctional Services would have learned in this way of the proximity between Accurso and his cousin, even though the two have been neighbors for years.
Correctional Services then asked police officers from the Lac des Deux-Montagnes Police Department to arrest the businessman.
“Late Wednesday afternoon, Canadian Correctional Services issued an arrest warrant for Mr. Accurso because he allegedly violated one of his conditions. Our police officers transported him to the Saint-Jérôme Establishment, which is our drop-off point for such arrests,” explained to The Press Inspector Jean-Philippe Labbé of the Lac des Deux-Montagnes police department.
Since Wednesday evening, Tony Accurso’s parole has been suspended.
His release agent would have discretionary power and could decide whether or not to release him within 30 days.
If Correctional Services decides to keep him in detention, Mr. Accurso will have to appear again, within 90 days, before a parole commissioner who will decide whether to release or revoke the businessman’s release.
The targeted family
In addition to the shots fired during the night from Monday to Tuesday at the house of Giuseppe Molluso, a company belonging to the daughter of Tony Accurso was targeted by a Molotov cocktail on Sunday in Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu.
In 2022, vehicles, residences and businesses linked to members of the Accurso family were the targets of several consecutive misdeeds, but the situation calmed down in 2023.
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A private residence in Deux-Montagnes belonging to the daughter of Tony Accurso was the target of a fire in 2022.
However, here are two new events which occur in quick succession in 48 hours, just a few weeks after the businessman’s release.
It is the Sûreté du Québec which is investigating the misdeeds targeting the properties of the Accurso family. One of the hypotheses is that the businessman and members of his entourage are victims of an extortion attempt.
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