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Former Montreal police inspectors Jimmy Cacchione and Giovanni Di Feo have been off the force since June of 2013. Cacchione, who was assigned to security at Montreal-Trudeau airport, and Di Feo, who was responsible for community services, allege in the report they discovered a case of corruption within their force at the start of 2012.

Cacchione told the investigative program “J.E.” they were prepared to send a letter to the public security minister and the media “in order to expose cases of corruption” within the Montreal force.

The two former police officers maintain they have yet to see the evidence that resulted in their being thrown off the force. They were suspended without pay in June of 2013 following a disciplinary investigation. Amicable agreements between the two and their former department were reached afterwards.

According to the TVA report, both men, who describe themselves as “whistleblowers,” believe that after having examined certain documents, the Montreal police department’s internal affairs division fabricated evidence to silence them.

The TVA report contends the Montreal police department suspected the pair had questionable acquaintances, including Luigi Coretti, who ran the BCIA security firm.

Coretti faced charges of fraud, uttering false documents and using fraudulent documents to produce false company returns, but the case against him was dropped last November because of unreasonable delays in getting to court.

Former Quebec Liberal cabinet minister Tony Tomassi pleaded guilty to charges of fraud against the government after having used a credit card provided by Coretti to buy gasoline, even though the MNA had a government travel allowance.