Former Mount Real Corp. CEO Lino Matteo ordered to report to prison
Lino Matteo is creating his very own definition of revolving door justice. The former CEO of Mount Real Corp. was ordered on Thursday to turn himself in within 24 hours to the Cowansville Institution,...
View ArticlePointe-Claire resident who mugged 92-year-old woman gets 8 years
A man who mugged three people in the West Island last year, including a 92-year-old woman while he was out on bail, was sentenced on Thursday to an eight-year prison term. Marino Conti, 63, was...
View ArticleMontreal police struggle to identify latest homicide victim
A man with a long record of drug-related offences made his first court appearance on Friday in a murder case where the police have yet to identify the victim. The charge sheet filed against Sébastien...
View ArticleLachine man who killed girlfriend's son with a spear to be sentenced
Christine Brooks lost more than just her son when her boyfriend killed him in a drunken rage with a spear in Lachine three years ago. A short letter full of painful details written by Brooks was read...
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West Island tattoo artist who sexually abused minors is denied parole
A West Island tattoo artist who had sex with troubled minors inside his shop has been denied parole because he refuses to recognize what he did was criminal. Rowan McKenzie, 49, was sentenced to a...
View ArticleRepeat sex offender Robert Laramée to remain at Montreal halfway house
A Montreal man with a long record of sexually abusing women and girls has been ordered to spend another year in a halfway house as a means to control the risk he represents of reoffending. The Parole...
View Article'The boss here is me': Judge faces possible reprimand after yelling at guard
A Quebec Court judge found himself before a panel of his peers who will determine if he was out of line when he yelled at a prison guard during a hearing at the Montreal courthouse last year. Judge...
View ArticleMounties seize cocaine in Valleyfield destined for Toronto, Vancouver
The RCMP believes that more than 80 kilograms of cocaine seized off a ship at the port in Valleyfield last weekend was destined for Toronto and Vancouver. According to a statement issued by the...
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18 months for contractor after death of worker in Lachine collapse
A sentence of 18 months has been handed down to a contractor who was found guilty of manslaughter earlier this year for the death of an employee buried by a collapse during work on a sewer line. Quebec...
View ArticleInuk woman's killer faces sentencing after several delays
Nellie Angutiguluk remained in a relationship with Kwasi Benjamin for more than a year before he killed her even though he had tried to end her life before. “He tried to kill me. He wanted to kill me,”...
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Mile End bank robber facing the possibility of an indeterminate sentence
A career criminal who staged a brazen robbery at a bank in Mile End while he was drunk and high on cocaine is staring down the possibility of an indefinite sentence after having recently undergone a...
View ArticleCôte-des-Neiges resident sentenced for stockpile of AK47 parts
A 49-year-old man who was found to be in possession of the parts required to assemble enough automatic assault rifles to supply a small army was sentenced on Friday to an overall 10-year prison term....
View ArticleTwelve years for Lachine man who killed girlfriend's son with spear
A 44-year-old Lachine resident received a sentence of more than 12 years on Friday after a Quebec Superior Court judge determined he is remorseful and had expressed sincere regret for having killed his...
View ArticleComputer savvy pedophile guilty of abusing two boys at foster home
A Lachine resident who was the nucleus of a computer savvy network of pedophiles is facing the possibility of being declared a dangerous offender after having been convicted on Friday on child...
View ArticleI was stressed over exams, says man who sent bomb threats to Concordia
A man who sent a series of emails that caused Concordia University to evacuate three of its buildings last year says he was desperate to avoid doing an exam when he carried out what he now concedes was...
View ArticleSentencing delay leaves impaired-driving victim 'disappointed'
Life has been a struggle for Tina Lyon-Adams ever since she and a friend were struck by a car driven by an impaired driver while the two women were jogging in Hudson three years ago. On Tuesday,...
View ArticlePolice believe deadly Laval shooting linked to organized crime
The man gunned down in front of a restaurant in Laval on Tuesday was recently under investigation for drug trafficking in the Abitibi region. The victim was shot outside the Fusion restaurant on...
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Safe-cracking Montreal burglar specialized in robbing universities
A thief who recently admitted he got a thrill out of breaking into universities in Quebec and Ontario for years has been denied parole, in part because authorities learned he was able to secretly...
View ArticleJudge grants discharge to medicinal pot grower despite comments in media
Vygantas Kuncas almost became his own worst enemy on Thursday. The 32-year-old St-Lambert resident was scheduled to appear before Quebec Court Judge Bertrand St-Arnaud at the Valleyfield courthouse for...
View ArticleCrown seeks maximum sentence in Vaudreuil-Dorion home invasion
Santiago Jimenez experiences anxiety every time he opens the front door to his home. The simple action reminds the 74-year-old engineer and salesman of how a stranger stormed into his home in...
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