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Comment: SNC-Lavalin settles in Canada without deferred prosecution after tainting public perception of agreements

By Richard Vanderford ( December 19, 2019, 22:58 GMT | Insight) -- SNC-Lavalin, a Montreal-based engineering firm, has finally settled with Canadian prosecutors, agreeing to plead guilty after nearly a year of swirling scandal over backroom lobbying Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's staff undertook in a failed bid to secure the company a deferred prosecution agreement. For all the bluster, SNC-Lavalin got a deal comparable to a DPA, but the affair will likely taint the perception of that settlement option in Canada for some time.SNC-Lavalin, a Montreal-based engineering firm, has finally settled with Canadian prosecutors, agreeing to plead guilty after nearly a year of swirling scandal over backroom lobbying Prime Minister Justin Trudeau's staff undertook in a failed bid to secure the company a deferred prosecution agreement. For all the bluster, SNC-Lavalin got a deal comparable to a DPA, but the affair will likely taint the perception of that settlement option in Canada for some time. ...

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