10. LIQUID GOLD: The Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist (Quebec)
Jan 24, 2020•27 min•Season 1Ep. 10
Episode description
This case is a heist of syrupy proportions! In 2011, one man got the deliciously greedy idea to steal millions of dollars worth of liquid gold (aka: maple freakin' syrup). He assembled a team of sticky fingered thieves that wanted two things... money, and to get back at the Federation of Quebec Maple Syrup Producers. Chelle tells the story of the most Canadian crime EVER. This is the Great Canadian Maple Syrup Heist on Whose Crime is it Anyway?
Sources:
Dirty Money on Netflix: Episode 5
https://www.vanityfair.com/news/2016/12/maple-syrup-heist
https://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/suspects-in-sticky-situation-after-police-make-arrests-in-quebec-maple-syrup-heist/article6508590/
https://nationalpost.com/news/canada/sweet-revenge-for-quebec-maple-syrup-producers-thief-gets-five-years-for-role-in-18-7-million-heist
https://www.vice.com/en_ca/article/ez35b7/one-of-the-ringleaders-in-great-canadian-maple-syrup-heist-gets-five-years
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