Kamal Francis is a former vice president of SNC Lavalin International Inc. who has been arrested for fraud and forgery. Here is more on him.

He was caught along with the former vice-president of SNC Lavalin subsidiary company on 23rd September.

Who Is Kamal Francis from SNC Lavalin?

Kamal Francis is the former executive of SNC Lavalin International Inc. SNC is an engineering firm based in Montreal, Canada.

The company is a hot topic in media and internet platforms. Additionally, the share prices have drastically gone down after the news was released about the company involving in fraud and bribery to obtain contracts.

Kamal Francis has been arrested along with the former vice president named Normand Morin. They have been released from custody but are asked to appear in court for a hearing on September 27.

There are not many personal details about him on the internet. His name has surfaced because of the present case.

Was Kamal Francis Arrested?

Royal Canadian Mounted Police arrested Kamal Francis for fraud and forgery. He was arrested along with Normand Morin in the Montreal area where both of them live.

They were arrested when the investigation was going on in the company they previously worked in. The police launched an investigation called Project Agrafe, which focused on bribes that were allegedly paid to obtain contracts.

A spokesperson from Quebec shared in a separate release that the contract at issue was worth $128 million for the work in Jacques-Cartier bridge in Montreal.

Around $2.23 million was paid as bribery to Michel Fournier, who was the former head of the agency in charge of the bridge project. After pleading guilty to accepting bribes in 2017, Fournier was sentenced to prison for five and a half years.

Kamal Francis Charged With Fraud

Kamal Francis has been charged with fraud. He is not the only one to be charged, Morin and the SNC Lavalin are also charged with several crimes.

Both of the individuals who were arrested and the company has been charged with several crimes such as forgery, fraud, conspiracy to commit fraud, conspiracy to commit forgery, fraud against the government, and the conspiracy to commit fraud against the government.

The company responded that they aren’t responsible for their previous employee’s behavior and their actions do not define its value and ethical standards.

None of the charges and allegations has been proved or tested in court. We will probably have to wait for the next hearing date and update you soon after the news is out.