Fraud case of ex-deputy premier Normandeau put off to Sept. 28

The fraud case of former Quebec deputy premier Nathalie Normandeau will resume in late September. Normandeau and six co-accused appeared in a Quebec City courtroom this afternoon. Defence lawyers are to find out by the next court appearance Sept. 28 what evidence the Crown is expected to present at the preliminary hearing. Normandeau is charged with conspiracy, corruption, breach of trust and fraud in an alleged scheme in which police say political financing and gifts were exchanged for lucrative government contracts.