Update: 13 men plead guilty in Laval corruption cases

Thirteen people have pleaded guilty in a fraud scheme involving the awarding of municipal contracts in Laval.
The eight businessmen and five engineers entered the guilty pleas in court Tuesday.
Justice James Brunton told a courtroom packed with lawyers and clients that the charges against each of the accused would be read out. The accused would then be asked for their plea on each count.
Trials for the accused, who were charged after police arrested nearly 40 persons including then-Laval mayor G