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Marcel Breton Loses $1.2 Million Cash Battle

11/21/2025

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  • Marcel Breton lost a 16-year legal battle over more than 1.2 million dollars found buried on his property near Thunder Bay, Ontario.
  • Police discovered the cash in 2009 during a search for an illegal handgun, alongside drugs.
  • An Ontario appeals court upheld that most of the cash should go to the government while Breton was acquitted.
  • Breton retains 15,000 dollars found in his home’s vents, valued at over 10,600 today.