The decision delivered Thursday morning re-establishes the sentence Vallières, 43, received in 2017 following a trial in Trois-Rivières. He was recentlyon his sentence of seven years and 10 months. But Superior Court Justice Raymond Pronovost ordered five years ago that Vallières serve a six-year prison term consecutively if he is unable to pay a $10-million fine within 10 years.
On Thursday, the Supreme Court ruled the appellate court was wrong. It ruled Vallières is “required to pay a fine equal to the value of the property that was in his possession or under his control, that is, $10,000,000. Even though the amount of the fine in lieu may seem high, it is warranted in light of the scheme for the forfeiture of proceeds of crime.Article content
The fine set by Pronovost was based on the value of the property that was in Vallières’s possession or under his control after the maple syrup was stolen.
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