[CBC] Reputed ringleader in $18.7M maple syrup heist found guilty
Richard Vallieres and two others found guilty in connection with Quebec's Great Maple Syrup Robbery
A man described as one of the ringleaders in the 2012 theft of $18.7-million worth of maple syrup has been found guilty by a jury in Trois-Rivieres, Quebec.
The Great Maple Syrup Robbery made headlines around the world four years ago. The elaborate caper saw 3,000 tonnes of syrup go missing from a warehouse belonging to the Federation of Quebec Maple Syrup Producers - the regulatory body that controls and manages the syrup trade.
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