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Ringleader Of 'Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist' Ordered To Pay ... (Forbes)

Thieves made away with about 9500 barrels worth of syrup from the Global Strategic Maple Syrup Reserve before being discovered in 2012.

It was quickly discovered some barrels were empty, while others that were drained of syrup had been refilled with water. The crime was uncovered in summer 2012 after an inspector climbed onto a stack of maple syrup barrels, which weigh nearly 600 pounds, and almost toppled over. The Canadian Supreme Court on Thursday ordered the convicted ringleader of an early 2010s scheme that made off with about one-eighth of Quebec's strategic maple syrup supply to pay a fine of more than 9 million Canadian dollars ($7.2 million), after leading one of the biggest known heists in Canada's history.

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Sweet justice: Ringleader of Canada's notorious maple syrup heist ... (CTV Montreal)

The Supreme Court of Canada has upheld a $9 million fine for the thief in a 2012 maple syrup heist.

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Canada's Supreme Court upholds C$9m fine on maple syrup thief (BBC News)

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.

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Key figure in Quebec maple syrup heist ordered to pay $9M in fines (Globalnews.ca)

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.

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Maple syrup heist mastermind must pay $9 million fine for stealing ... (USA TODAY)

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.

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Ringleader of maple syrup heist fined $7M by Canada's top court (Daily Sabah)

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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Key player in Quebec maple syrup heist ordered to pay $10-million ... (Montreal Gazette)

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.

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Top court affirms hefty fine for man behind Quebec maple syrup ... (Alberta Express)

Reuters — The man behind a decade-old maple syrup heist in Quebec will have to pay a $9 million fine, Canada's top court said on Thursday,

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Man fined €6.5m over 'great Canadian maple syrup heist' (RTE.ie)

The man behind a decade-old maple syrup heist will have to pay a C$9m (€6.5m) fine, Canada's top court has said, upholding an earlier ruling by a lower ...

Canada is the largest exporter of maple products, and Quebec holds the world's only strategic reserve of the sweet topping. 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 fined over C$9m by the Quebec Superior Court. A group of people in the province of Quebec siphoned off maple syrup worth over C$18 million from a reservoir and replaced it with water, before authorities discovered the robbery in 2012, in what has been dubbed the "great Canadian maple syrup heist".

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