Simard-Beaudry Construction is a major

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company in the Canadian province of

Quebec Quebec ( ; )According to the Canadian government, ''Québec'' (with the acute accent) is the official name in Canadian French and ''Quebec'' (without the accent) is the province's official name in Canadian English is one of the thirtee ...

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Laval Laval means ''The Valley'' in old French and is the name of: People * House of Laval, a French noble family originating from the town of Laval, Mayenne * Laval (surname) Places Belgium * Laval, a village in the municipality of Sainte-Ode, Luxem ...

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/ref> the company is specialized in large scale engineering projects. Simard-Beaudry was founded in 1950 and builds bridges and roads, dams, as well as urban infrastructures and water purification. The company is headed by businessman

Tony Accurso Antonio Accurso (born November 8, 1951) is a Quebec businessman who specializes in the construction sector. He directly and indirectly controls several construction businesses as well as bars, restaurants, movie theatres, shopping centres, and the H ...

who is also active in the

sustainable energy Energy is sustainable if it "meets the needs of the present without compromising the ability of future generations to meet their own needs". Most definitions of sustainable energy include considerations of environmental aspects such as greenh ...

sector: in September 2010, Simard-Beaudry Construction launched Prestige Energis, a subsidiary dedicated to renewables. In December 2010, Simard-Beaudry Construction Inc., pleaded guilty to tax evasion for claiming false expenses, many involving renovations to Accurso's 119-foot yacht, and paid fines exceeding $4.1 million. This stemmed from invoices for standard business services were handed out without any work being done. The company was involved in claiming fake work as business expenses on their tax returns, dodging about $400,000 in taxes.

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