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SNC-Lavalin Loses Bid for Review of Settlement Rejection
- Company at heart of Trudeau scandal sought judicial review
- SNC faces fraud and corruption charges in criminal case
SNC-Lavalin Group headquarters in Montreal.
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SNC-Lavalin Group Inc., the embattled Canadian builder at the heart of the political crisis that’s engulfed the Trudeau government, is one step closer to the trial it’s been trying to avoid.
A Canadian court has struck down a request by the Montreal-based company for judicial review of a decision not to offer the firm a deferred prosecution agreement. The new legal tool, which in effect settles a criminal case, would have prevented SNC from facing trial on fraud and corruption charges. Instead, the company would have paid a fine.