The RCMP has arrested and laid charges against two former SNC-Lavalin executives, who are now facing multiple criminal charges including fraud, fraud against the government, forgery, and conspiracy, police said on Sept. 23. The two men, identified as Normand Morin, a former vice-president of SNC-Lavalin, and Kamal Francis, a former vice-president of SNC-Lavalin International Inc., were charged, along with their former companies, in relation to criminal activities involving the Quebec-based engineering consortium. Known as Project Agrafe, the RCMP investigation is looking into various SNC subsidiaries and employees in relation to bribes that police allege were paid in exchange for obtaining contracts. “This was a lengthy and highly complex investigation,” said Denis Beaudoin, Inspector of the National Division RCMP Sensitive and International Investigations section, in a statement. “As a result of [investigators’] continued dedication, evidence was identified and gathered over a number of years, which has ultimately resulted in the charges announced today.” Morin …