Search warrants obtained by The Montreal Gazette show that police looking into corruption allegations put a wiretap on former mayor Gerald Tremblay.
Tremblay called his then-assistant in 2015, less than two weeks after UPAC anti-corruption investigators searched his home and cottage.
The newspaper reports that Tremblay sobbed as he asked the woman to take possession of a document, saying he didn't know what would happen to him. Then he tells her he'll drop the document off at her home.
Tremblay has not been charged with any wrongdoing and has vehemently denied knowing anything about a kickback scheme at city hall.
UPAC obtained 38 search warrants during Operation Fronde that began in 2009 amid the water meter scandal and then looked into the party financing of Tremblay's old party, Union Montreal as well as alleged collusion to finance the 2005 FINA World Aquatics Championships.