Normand Morin, former vice-president at SNC-Lavalin, was sentenced to a total of 42 months in prison for his role in a bribery scheme aimed at obtaining contracts to repair the Jacques-Cartier Bridge, which spans the St. Lawrence River in Montreal.
The Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP) investigation project was called Clip.
Federal police investigators revealed that in the early 2000s, senior executives of SNC-Lavalin Inc. paid 2.3 million Canadian dollars in bribes in order to obtain lucrative contracts Michel Fournier, former president of the Société des ponts nationaux.
Normand Morin was singled out for his role in these embezzlements.
He was charged with fraud, defrauding the government and making false documents, and found guilty last February.
On Monday, Quebec Superior Court Judge Eric Downs sentenced Mr. Morin to a sentence of 42 months for fraud over $5,000, 36 months for fraud against the government and 24 months for committing forgery. . The sentences will be served concurrently, that is to say at the same time.
As part of a reparation agreement concluded with the government of Quebec, SNC-Lavalin Inc. and SNC-Lavalin International Inc. have agreed to pay a financial penalty, specifies the RCMP in a press release.
As for Michel Fournier, he was sentenced in 2017 to five and a half years of imprisonment.
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