▁ ▁P ou lin ▁was ▁arrested ▁on ▁September ▁ 1 9 , ▁ 2 0 1 7 ▁with ▁seven ▁others ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁a ▁police ▁investigation ▁on ▁the ▁sharing ▁of ▁municipal ▁contract s ▁in ▁exchange ▁for ▁political ▁contributions ▁by ▁engineering ▁fir ms ▁in ▁Montreal ▁between ▁ 2 0 0 1 ▁and ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁The ▁Montreal ▁Gazette ▁says ▁that ▁P ou lin ▁is ▁facing ▁a com bin ation ▁of ▁fra ud , ▁ab use ▁of ▁confidence , ▁consp i racy ▁to ▁commit ▁fra ud ▁and ▁municipal ▁cor ruption ▁charges ▁by ▁Quebec ' s ▁anti - cor ruption ▁unit ▁( UP AC ). ▁ ▁Education ▁ ▁Bernard ▁P ou lin ▁earned ▁a ▁b ach elor ' s ▁and ▁master ' s ▁degree ▁in ▁civil ▁engineering ▁from ▁the ▁Univers ité ▁de ▁Sher bro oke ▁in ▁Canada . ▁He ▁is ▁also ▁a ▁ 1 9 8 2 ▁al umn us ▁of ▁Harvard ▁Business ▁School ' s ▁O wner / Pres ident ▁Management ▁Program ▁( OP M ) ▁and ▁subsequently ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁Harvard ▁University ▁Al umn i ▁Association , ▁Montreal ▁Chapter . ▁In ▁October ▁ 2 0 1 0 , ▁New ▁Jersey ▁City ▁University ▁presented ▁P ou lin ▁with ▁an ▁honor ary ▁doctor ▁of ▁human ▁letters ▁degree . ▁ ▁Career ▁In ▁ 1 9 7 2 , ▁P ou lin ▁founded ▁a ▁construction ▁company , ▁Lab o ▁SM ▁Inc ., ▁and ▁served ▁as ▁president ▁and ▁CE O ▁for ▁more ▁than ▁ 4 0 ▁years ▁as ▁it ▁grew ▁to ▁be ▁SM ▁Group ,