Laval contracts amounted to little, Antonio Accurso trial told

Laval municipal contracts awarded to companies owned by construction entrepreneur Antonio Accurso represented a tiny part of their combined revenues, a jury was told on Thursday.
Accurso is alleged to have taken part in a system of collusion and kickbacks arranged by former Laval mayor Gilles Vaillancourt.
Steve Caissy, an accountant who worked at Simard Beaudry Inc. (while working for an accounting firm from 2003 to 2009) and was later hired by the company itself, testified Thursday that work d