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Quebec’s corruption inquiry has witnessed its first political bombshell.
MONTREAL
Quebec’s corruption inquiry has witnessed its first political bombshell.
An ex-construction boss says that, for years, three per cent of all the contracts he received from the City of Montreal went to the political party of Mayor Gerald Tremblay.
He says he was informed about the fundraising system by Nicolo Milioto — the same man seen on police surveillance video divvying up piles of cash with the head of the Sicilian Mafia in Canada.
This is the first time a specific political party and its fundraising activities have been singled out for wrongdoing at the inquiry, which began this spring.
The inquiry is looking into corruption in the construction industry, and its ties to organized crime and political parties.
The allegation comes from Lino Zambito, a former corruption boss who has become the star witness of the inquiry so far.
Zambito faces a series of criminal charges that he says destroyed his construction business, making it impossible for him to get financing. He now runs a pizzeria.
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