Hells Angels hitman arraigned in 22 killings | Canada | News | Toronto Sun

Hells Angels hitman arraigned in 22 killings Canada News Toronto Sun: "powerful Hells Angels leader, who worked with a company involved in a controversial contract on Parliament Hill, was arraigned Tuesday on 22 counts of murder.
Normand (Casper) Ouimet, 41, is also charged with gangsterism and conspiracy to commit murder. He was arrested in Montreal on Monday and had altered his appearance while on the run, growing a long beard and hair.
Ouimet was once a business partner of construction entrepreneur Paul Sauve, who obtained a $9-million contract in 2008 to perform renovations on the West Block of Parliament Hill. Sauve later lost the contract when he couldn’t meet deadlines, and the RCMP is investigating the deal.
There is no indication that Ouimet worked on the contract, and Sauve says he was a victim who contacted police when the bikers tried to take over his company and threatened his family.
Police say Ouimet was trying to muscle into masonry companies as part of a money-laundering scheme. He was arraigned a second time Tuesday in connection with Project Diligence, a massive money-laundering investigation.
Ouimet is one of more than 150 bikers rounded up in Project SharQc, an April 2009 police operation that dealt a crippling blow to the Hells Angels in Eastern Canada.
He appeared calm in the prisoner’s box Tuesday amid extraordinary security measures. Everyone entering the court was scanned by metal detectors and a SWAT team guarded the Montreal courthourse."