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Richard Marcotte
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Richard Marcotte (1946 or 1947 - May 23, 2016) was a Canadian politician. He served as mayor of Mascouche, Quebec from 1992 to 2012, and was a candidate for the Quebec Liberal Party in Masson for the 2003 provincial election. Allegations of corruption On April 17, 2012, the Sûreté du Québec issued an arrest warrant for Marcotte, who was vacationing in Cuba at the time. He was arrested on April 19, 2012, following his return from Cuba. Marcotte is alleged to have accepted a vacation on the yacht of businessman Tony Accurso in exchange for giving Accurso's companies favourable business dealings with the city of Mascouche and local water treatment agencies. He has been charged with fraud, conspiracy, acts of corruption within municipal government, breach of trust and fraud against government. He died of cancer in 2016. |
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