The longtime former director of the construction trades school affiliated with the Commission Scolaire de Montréal is being accused of stealing from taxpayers to build himself a garage.
Alain Prudhomme, who ran the École des métiers de la construction de Montréal for two decades before leaving in 2017, was picked up by officers with UPAC, the province's anti-corruption squad.
His alleged crime was building an elaborate garage for his Porsche, which he nicknamed the Batcave, at a cost of $200,000.
Witnesses told UPAC investigators about the scheme, which Prudhomme, an expensive car buff, allegedly wanted as a showpiece for his car.
Meanwhile, Prudhomme is also suspected of accepting lavish gifts from those who've received contracts from the school he was running, including Florida condo and luxury car rentals.
Prudhomme is facing charges of fraud and abuse of trust, among others.