A major Quebec engineering firm has become the latest to lose its top executive in the wake of corruption scandals. Montreal-based Dessau Inc. announced Wednesday the resignation of Jean-Pierre Sauriol as chief executive officer and president. The move comes after his brother Rosaire Sauriol, a fellow company executive, testified at Quebec?s corruption inquiry about his participation in collusion and illegal political financing schemes.
Rosaire Sauriol told the Charbonneau Commission that his company donated $2-million through false-billing schemes alone, at the municipal and provincial level, between 2005 and 2010. The benefits of being close to certain local politicians were clear. One chart produced at the inquiry showed how Dessau?s contracts suddenly dried up, and other companies? skyrocketed, when there was a change in government in a municipality near Montreal.
He was asked whether he used that same practice to contribute to federal parties and he responded: ?Yes.? In a departure letter to employees, Jean-Pierre Sauriol said it had become clear that if he stayed on board, the company might no longer be eligible to win public contracts.
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