Law360 Canada ( March 31, 2022, 2:41 PM EDT) -- Appeal by the Crown from a judgment of the Quebec Court of Appeal that reduced a fine in lieu of forfeiture imposed on Vallières. In 2016, Vallières was convicted of fraud, trafficking and theft in respect of maple syrup with a market value of over $18,000,000. The maple syrup passed through several individuals before it was resold by Vallières, who admitted he earned $10,000,000 in income and made a personal profit of $1,000,000. The trial judge imposed a fine in lieu of an order for forfeiture of property that corresponded to the resale value of the syrup, $10,000,000, minus the amount of a restitution order. The Court of Appeal reduced the fine to the $1,000,000 profit made by Vallières, minus the restitution order....