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   Canada Revenue Agency auditors tied to restaurants scam :CRA SOTW    
      
   Several Canada Revenue Agency auditors allegedly sought cash payoffs from   
   Montreal restaurant owners in order to avoid an audit, according to court   
   documents obtained by the Radio-Canada program Enquête.   
      
   RCMP are investigating the allegations, which involve four restaurants,   
   including a small family-run Italian eatery in the city's west end.   
      
   The owners of that restaurant told police that they received a visit from an   
   auditor who commented on how busy their business was. Shortly after that, the   
   owners said they received a letter from the Canada Revenue Agency noting their   
   restaurant was about    
   to be audited. They were told to speak with a specific auditor.   
      
   The auditor told them they were in serious trouble. He met with the couple in   
   a park near their restaurant and told them they were on the hook for $250,000.   
   He then offered to make the problem go away if they paid him $50,000 in cash.   
      
   The restaurant owners asked their accountant for advice and it was soon   
   discovered that the original letter from the agency about the audit was a   
   fake, according to police.   
      
   Three other restaurants reported similar experiences. In one case, the son of   
   an owner was told it would take $90,000 to quash an investigation into   
   $700,000 in undeclared income.   
   Police said all of the restaurant owners have been co-operative. To date, no   
   charges have been laid.   
      
   The investigation is not believed to be connected to previous investigations   
   involving Canada Revenue Agency employees in Montreal.   
      
      
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