Charges dropped against ex-Montreal fundraiser dubbed ‘Mr. Three Per Cent’
MONTREAL — The Crown says it is dropping charges against the final accused in a fraud and breach of trust case involving a Montreal land deal.
Prosecutors say they won’t continue with charges against Bernard Trepanier in that case or in other legal proceedings in which he also was charged.
They are citing the precarious health of the ex-municipal party fundraiser as he battles cancer.
Trepanier was a key figure during Quebec’s corruption hearings known as the Charbonneau Commission where he was nicknamed ”Mr. Three Per Cent” by some witnesses because of kickbacks he allegedly sought when awarding contracts.