Anti-corruption raid in Quebec banks; reports say Laval mayor targeted
October 24, 2012 - 5:13 PM
LAVAL, Que. - Police are conducting their latest anti-corruption raids in Quebec and, according to various media reports, they're targeting the mayor of Laval again.
A spokeswoman for the provincial anti-corruption unit says raids have been conducted at different financial institutions.
But she won't discuss reports that the targets are safety-deposit boxes linked to Gilles Vaillancourt, the powerful Montreal-area suburban mayor.
Police have already raided two of Vaillancourt's residences and his offices at city hall.
The mayor has run Laval, Quebec's third-largest city, for more than two decades with very little political opposition.
He has been hit with allegations of bribery in recent years — but he has angrily denied them.
News from © The Canadian Press, 2012