Richard Marcotte

Richard Marcotte
Mayor of Mascouche, Quebec
In office
1992–2012
Preceded by Bernard Patenaude
Succeeded by Denise Paquette
Personal details
Born 1946 or 1947
Died May 23, 2016 (aged 69)

Richard Marcotte (1946 or 1947 – May 23, 2016) was a Canadian politician. He served as mayor of Mascouche, Quebec from 1992 to 2012, and was a candidate for the Quebec Liberal Party in Masson for the 2003 provincial election.[1]

Allegations of corruption

On April 17, 2012, the Sûreté du Québec issued an arrest warrant for Marcotte, who was vacationing in Cuba at the time. He was arrested on April 19, 2012, following his return from Cuba.[2] Marcotte is alleged to have accepted a vacation on the yacht of businessman Tony Accurso in exchange for giving Accurso's companies favourable business dealings with the city of Mascouche and local water treatment agencies.[3]

He has been charged with fraud, conspiracy, acts of corruption within municipal government, breach of trust and fraud against government.[1] He resigned as mayor on November 30, 2012, although he stated that his reason for resigning was a family member's health rather than the corruption charges.[4] He died of cancer in 2016.[5]

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