Crown will not appeal Accurso acquittal

Quebec’s Crown prosecutor’s office announced Friday that it will not appeal the acquittal of former construction magnate Tony Accurso.
A jury found Accurso not guilty last month on one charge of breach of trust.
Accurso was accused of giving a $300,000 cheque and other gifts to the late mayor of Mascouche in exchange for contracts for his construction company, which used to be one of the biggest in the province.
He was initially charged with six counts in 2012, but the charges were r