Maple syrup heist Supreme Court

Nearly 3000 tonnes of maple syrup was stolen in the so-called Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist.

The ruling overturns a decision by the Quebec Court of Appeal to reduce his fine to just C$1m - equivalent to what Vallières says he pocketed. The Canadian province produces almost three-quarters of the world's maple syrup. It was empty.

The Supreme Court says Richard Vallières must pay a fine equal to the value of the stolen syrup. He has 10 years to pay the fine, failing which he will ...

The judges said Vallières did not prove at trial or on appeal that there was a risk of double recovery. The stolen syrup was worth more than $18 million, but Vallières said during his trial that he had sold it for $10 million and made a $1-million profit. The Supreme Court said Quebec’s Court of Appeal was wrong to reduce his fine to $1 million.

The heist, tons of the sugary substance with an estimated worth of $18 million, was so large that it put a dent in the global supply of maple syrup.

Quebec produces more than 70% of the world's maple syrup, Bloomberg reported. An appeals court in 2020 then reduced the fine to $1 million. He was sentenced to eight years in prison and fined more than $9 million.

Richard Vallieres, who was among the 16 people arrested by police, was found guilty of fraud, trafficking and theft and sentenced to eight years in prison and ...

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Richard Vallières was recently granted day parole but will have to serve another six years if he can't pay the fine.

More than 20 people were arrested in the SQ’s investigation, and Vallières received one of the harshest sentences. The syrup stored in those barrels had been replaced with water. “This amount is warranted in light of the scheme for the forfeiture of proceeds of crime, under which a fine must, in principle, be equal to the value of the property of which an offender had possession or control at some point in time. Even though the amount of the fine in lieu may seem high, it is warranted in light of the scheme for the forfeiture of proceeds of crime. The fine is based on the value of the gallons of maple syrup Vallières admitted that he sold. But Superior Court Justice Raymond Pronovost ordered five years ago that Vallières serve a six-year prison term consecutively if he is unable to pay a $10-million fine within 10 years.