The court hearing, initially slated to begin Monday and run for 50 days, relates to criminal fraud charges against the Montreal-based engineering and construction giant. The court hearing, initially slated to begin Monday, relates to criminal fraud charges against SNC-Lavalin, a Montreal-based engineering and construction giant. Former company executive Riadh Ben Aissa, who has co-operated with the RCMP investigation, is expected to testify for the Crown in the preliminary hearing, Fontaine said in February. Ben Aissa was charged with fraud-related offences in Canada in connection with a superhospital project in Montreal after he was extradited from Switzerland in October 2014. Meanwhile, SNC-Lavalin has filed lawsuits seeking to recover almost $145 million it alleges was embezzled by Ben Aissa, Bebawi and their associates.

Source: thestar September 10, 2018 21:22 UTC