Quebec businessman arrested for attempted murder linked to attack on lawyer
Posted Jun 19, 2020 02:42:47 PM.
Last Updated Jun 19, 2020 02:54:25 PM.
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MONTREAL — A Quebec businessman has been arrested in connection with the attempted murder of a lawyer who is involved in a civil case against him.
Jean-Francois Malo was arrested Friday morning at his home in Joliette, northeast of Montreal, to face charges of attempted murder, discharging a firearm, engaging in conduct with the intent to provoke a state of fear in a justice system participant and obstructing the course of justice using violence.
He is expected to meet with investigators today ahead of being formally charged.
According to the arrest warrant for Malo signed Thursday by Quebec court judge Benoit Gariepy in St-Hyacinthe, the victim is lawyer Nicholas Daudelin, who was shot and injured on March 26 at his home in Mont-St-Hilaire, east of Montreal.
Court documents show Daudelin is listed as one of the lawyers representing financial institutions who are attempting to freeze assets owned by Malo and dozens of other defendants, whom they allege used fraudulent business tactics to obtain large sums.
Two other men have also been charged in connection with the attempted murder.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published June 19, 2020
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