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The RCMP has filed charges of corruption against an eighth former bureaucrat at the Canada Revenue Agency who it says was bought by construction entrepreneur Tony Accurso to turn a blind eye to his fiscal fraud.

Antonio Girardi, 54, of Montreal, faces several charges, including breach of trust, fraud and conspiracy, the RCMP announced Friday. He is set to appear at the Palais de justice on Dec. 5.

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Girardi, a former team leader at the CRA, joins a list of 14 other accused in the investigation launched in 2008 to shed light on allegations of corruption at the agency.

The RCMP says new evidence, obtained in collaboration with authorities in Switzerland and the Bahamas, allowed investigators to show that “large sums were deposited in offshore bank accounts.”

According to the RCMP, Accurso paid, through a fake billing scheme, $740,000 to Girardi and his colleague Adriano Furgiuele, who is already accused in this case. The money was given in exchange for favourable treatment of Accurso’s companies, notably Simard-Beaudry Constructions and Constructions Louisbourg, the RCMP said. Accurso is also alleged to have given “more than $1.9 million” to businessman Francesco Bruno, who is also charged.

More than 200 charges have been filed against 15 people in this case, including Accurso.