Updated: Defence files motion to halt Contrecoeur trial as final arguments begin

A new defence motion to either halt the Contrecoeur fraud trial or declare a mistrial added to the start of closing arguments in the long-running case on Wednesday.
The last-minute motion was filed two years after the trial of Frank Zampino, the former No. 2 politician at Montreal city hall, and five co-accused began before a judge alone and just as the defence and the prosecution were to begin the first of three days of final arguments.
The motion was filed by Zampino’s lawyer, Isabel Sch