Project Obsession: fines of more than 370 000 $ for four people and a company

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Tuesday, 30 January 2018 11:14

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Four people and a company of paving were sentenced to pay fines totalling more than 370 000 $ in relation to three separate folders of tax evasion in the framework of the project, Haunting, announced on Tuesday that Revenu Québec.

In a first time, Eric and Paul Late have acknowledged their guilt to the December 5, 2017 at the courthouse in Joliette, on charges relating to the Act on the Québec sales tax (QST) and the Law on the excise tax act (GST).

They have admitted to having made false statements in the name of the company Tarbis Construction inc. and failed to deliver the amounts of GST and QST from July 1, 2010 and July 3, 2013. Eric Tardif, a resident of Mascouche, has been sentenced to pay fines totaling 139 932,77 $, in a period of four months.

For his part, Paul Tardif, Saint-Eustache, has been sentenced to pay fines totaling $ 60 931,14$, in a period of four months. These convictions stem from raids carried out by Revenu Québec on June 16, 2015, to Mascouche and Saint – Eustache.

Then, Robert Cloutier of Repentigny, was sentenced on June 12, 2017 at the palais de justice of Montreal, to pay fines totalling $ 54 412,87 $ in relation to the offences in the tax legislation, within a period of 90 days. The company Paving Bertrand Cloutier inc., Montreal, has been convicted of the December 13, 2017 to pay fines of 29 986,45 $ in a 30 days. The alleged offences were committed between September 30, 2008 and July 23, 2013.

Robert Cloutier and the company Paving Bertrand Cloutier admitted to having deliberately failed to deliver amounts of the QST and GST to the tax authorities. These convictions stem from raids carried out by Revenu Québec on march 26, 2014.

Finally, the Montreal-Richard Hubert, has admitted his guilt on December 13, 2017 at the palais de justice of Montreal. He has admitted to having deliberately failed to deliver the amounts of taxes, as provided by the tax laws. The alleged offences took place from 18 July 2011 to may 1, 2015. Richard Hubert was sentenced to pay fines of 85 528,08 $ in a period of 90 days. This conviction stems from searches carried out by Revenu Québec on September 1, 2015, in Montreal.

Recall that the project Obsession is a major operation conducted in collaboration with the Division of investigations, financial crimes against the State of the Sûreté du Québec. The operation is aimed at individuals and companies allegedly involved in tax evasion schemes in different sectors of economic activity, including construction.