Supreme Court Restores Multimillion-Dollar Fine for Quebec Maple Syrup Thief

Supreme Court Restores Multimillion-Dollar Fine for Quebec Maple Syrup Thief
Maple syrup cans are seen at a sugar shack on Feb. 10, 2017 in Oka, Quebec. The Canadian Press/Ryan Remiorz
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Canada’s highest court says one of the men behind the notorious 2012 maple syrup heist in Quebec will have to pay a $9.1-million dollar fine.

In a unanimous decision today, the Supreme Court of Canada said Richard Vallières must pay a fine equal to the value of the stolen syrup—not just equal to the profit he made from it.