Tony Tomassi, a former minister in Jean Charest’s cabinet in Quebec has been charged with three criminal offences in connection with his use of a credit card linked to a private security firm that received millions in government grants. Tomassi was fired over the scandal and will now face charges of charges of fraud and breach of trust. He is due to appear in a Quebec City courtroom on November 14.
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Former Quebec cabinet minister charged with fraud
Tony Tomassi facing three charges in connection with credit card scandal
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