Montrealer ordered to pay $35,000 fine for not declaring luxury watch at border | Unpublished
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Author: Maura Forrest
Publication Date: October 17, 2024 - 15:37

Montrealer ordered to pay $35,000 fine for not declaring luxury watch at border

October 17, 2024
In a Federal Court ruling that opens with the judge musing that “time is money,” a Montreal business owner has been ordered to pay a hefty fine after he imported a luxury watch without declaring it to customs.Justice Sébastien Grammond ruled Tuesday that David Segall Blouin must pay a $35,000 fine and $11,400 in Quebec sales tax on a watch he bought two years ago for about $115,000.


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