Zampino wants trial separated from co-accused in corruption case

Frank Zampino, the former No. 2 politician at Montreal city hall, is seeking a separate trial from seven others with whom he’s accused of setting up a system of awarding municipal contracts among a network of engineering firms in exchange for kickbacks in the early and mid 2000s.
Zampino was represented by his lawyer, Isabel Schurman, in court on Wednesday where all of the accused were formally charged.
Zampino wants to have his case separated from the others and proceed directly to trial