Montreal Gazette
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📍 QC
Aug 4, 2026
· 3 min read
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Former Labatt brewery union treasurer sent to prison for $507,000 worth of fraud
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MONTREAL CRIME
Former Labatt brewery union treasurer sent to prison for $507,000 worth of fraud
Patrick Aitken pleaded guilty to fraud and four counts related to forgery.
Patrick Turcotte, president of Les travailleurs de la brasserie Labatt, wrote that it would be "impossible" to calculate how long it took for the union to uncover how much was stolen from them. (John Mahoney / Montreal Gazette file photo)
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Paul Cherry
August 4, 2026 at 12:15 p.m.
Last Updated: August 4, 2026 at 3:40 p.m.
A man who acted as the treasurer of the union representing employees of the Labatt brewery while he d…
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