Tony Accurso acquitted in Mascouche corruption case

Quebec construction magnate Tony Accurso was acquitted Tuesday of a charge of breach of trust in connection with a corruption investigation into the city of Mascouche.
Accurso was accused of having offered trips on his yacht and money to the then mayor of Mascouche in exchange for infrastructure contracts.
The jury in the case acquitted him of the charge after just a day and a half of deliberations.
Accurso originally faced six charges in connection with the investigation; however, only one &mda