Canada\u0027s top court has reinstated a nearly $10\u002Dmillion fine that received international attention because it involved the theft of $18 million worth of maple syrup.
The top bench reinstated a nearly $10-million fine imposed by the Quebec Superior Court that received international attention and laughs because it involved the theft of $18 million worth of maple syrup.
A veritable war erupted, with undercover operations, seizures of illicit maple syrup, nasty allegations, and a thriving black, well, more a light-to-darkest amber market emerged that evoked bitter comparisons to the Mafia and drug cartels.Article content The popular Netflix documentary series, Dirty Money, even devoted an episode to the bitter feud in the hardwood forest: The Maple Syrup Heist.
The federation maintains what it calls a Global Strategic Reserve, two large warehouses in Laurierville and Saint-Louis-de-Blandford, Que.Article content A Quebec judge gave him eight years in prison and fined him a sum equal to the value of the syrup that could not be returned — $10 million less a restitution order, a total of more than $9 million.It reduced the fine to $1 million, minus the restitution order, or $171,397.57.The country’s nine top justices unanimously underscored that the criminal code provision was severe because parliament wanted to emphasize that, “Crime does not pay.
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