Quebec Crown Drops Case Against Ex Construction Tycoon, Citing Lack of Resources

Businessman Tony Accurso arrives at the courthouse for sentencing in Laval, Que., on July 5, 2018. The Crown has dropped its fraud case against a former construction tycoon in Quebec and four co-accused following a nine-year legal battle. The Canadian Press/Graham Hughes

MONTREAL—The Crown has dropped its fraud case against a former construction tycoon in Quebec and four co-accused following a nine−year legal battle.

Prosecutor François Blanchette told a Quebec court judge Thursday he wouldn’t be able to meet the court’s deadline to release the Crown’s evidence against Tony Accurso and four other defendants.