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Toronto Sun
3 hours ago
- Business
- Toronto Sun
Montreal billionaire Miller appears in court via videoconference from sickbed
Future Electronics founder was charged last summer with paying minors to have sex Published Jun 09, 2025 • Last updated 9 hours ago • 1 minute read Robert Miller stepped down as CEO of Future Electronics in 2023. Postmedia Network files Billionaire Robert Miller made his first appearance in court Monday since he was charged last summer with paying minors to have sex. This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. THIS CONTENT IS RESERVED FOR SUBSCRIBERS ONLY Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. SUBSCRIBE TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Subscribe now to read the latest news in your city and across Canada. Unlimited online access to articles from across Canada with one account. Get exclusive access to the Toronto Sun ePaper, an electronic replica of the print edition that you can share, download and comment on. Enjoy insights and behind-the-scenes analysis from our award-winning journalists. Support local journalists and the next generation of journalists. Daily puzzles including the New York Times Crossword. REGISTER / SIGN IN TO UNLOCK MORE ARTICLES Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account. Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments. Enjoy additional articles per month. Get email updates from your favourite authors. THIS ARTICLE IS FREE TO READ REGISTER TO UNLOCK. Create an account or sign in to continue with your reading experience. Access articles from across Canada with one account Share your thoughts and join the conversation in the comments Enjoy additional articles per month Get email updates from your favourite authors Don't have an account? Create Account The founder of Future Electronics appeared through a videoconference connecting a courtroom to Miller's home in Westmount. Miller was accompanied by a lawyer wearing a surgical mask who turned a video camera toward the accused. Miller was lying in a bed, his head resting on three pillows, wearing a Boston Red Sox baseball cap and a light blue surgical mask. His bedside table had special padding on one side, apparently to soften a blow if Miller rolls off his bed. Last year, Miller, 81, was arrested after prosecutors laid 21 charges involving 10 alleged victims in two different cases. The charges, including sexual assault, inducing prostitution and sexual intercourse with a minor for consideration, involve events alleged to have taken place between 1994 and 2016. His lawyers had said in court that Miller suffers from Parkinson's disease, is bedridden and was unable to appear in court. His lawyers are seeking a stay of proceedings on all of the criminal charges Miller faces in the three different criminal cases brought against him since last year. The Crown has asked a neurologist named Pierre Blanchette to provide his expert opinion on whether Miller can follow a criminal trial. Lawyers in the case also announced that Miller recently asked that the only remaining case against him that was before Quebec Court be brought to Superior Court to be joined with the two other cases. Toronto Blue Jays Olympics Columnists Canada Sunshine Girls
Globe and Mail
3 hours ago
- Globe and Mail
Judge to rule whether Montreal billionaire Robert Miller is too sick to stand trial
Crown prosecutors have agreed Montreal billionaire Robert Miller is too sick to stand trial. Crown attorney Delphine Mauger told reporters a trial was impossible because it is clear the octogenarian is gravely ill and won't recover. The founder of global electronics distributor Future Electronics was arrested last year on 21 sex charges involving 10 complainants. Many of the complainants were minors when the alleged offences occurred between 1994 and 2016. Miller's lawyers had sought a stay of proceedings in April, arguing their client was not well enough to stand trial due to Parkinson's disease. A Quebec Superior Court judge is expected to rule on the motion on Tuesday.
CTV News
5 hours ago
- Health
- CTV News
Robert Miller: prosecution will not contest motion to stay trial due to accused's poor health
A Montreal judge is expected to rule Tuesday on whether or not billionaire Robert Miller will stand trial on several sex charges. The 81-year-old is facing more than 20 sex-related charges involving more than 10 women, many of whom were minors at the time of the alleged events. He has always denied the allegations. The judge heard arguments Monday from the Crown on whether Miller, who is suffering from an advanced form of Parkinson's disease, is fit to stand trial. Last April, the defence filed a motion seeking a stay of proceedings on account of his medical condition, arguing that he would be unable to participate in the trial, and that a trial would violate his right to a fair trial, since the Charter includes protections for a full and fair defence. Following the motion, the Crown appointed its own expert to assess Miller's health. Dr. Pierre Blanchet testified Monday in court and concluded that 'it would be impossible for [Miller] to be transported daily to the courthouse to stand trial,' said Lucas Bastien, a spokesperson for the Quebec Crown prosecution office, in an email to CTV News. The judge took the arguments under consideration and will render a decision Tuesday afternoon on whether the trial will be stayed. The allegations against Miller, founder of Future Electronics, first came to light after a Radio-Canada investigative report in 2023 documenting complaints from several women who alleged the billionaire orchestrated a system of recruiting young girls and showering them with gifts in exchange for sex. Miller is also facing a class-action lawsuit from several women who made similar allegations over several years. A judge gave the class action the green light in January, though the Court of Appeal granted Miller and other defendants permission to appeal. Miller has maintained his innocence following the allegations made in the civil case.
CBC
11 hours ago
- CBC
Robert Miller, billionaire accused of sex crimes, makes 1st court appearance
Montreal billionaire Robert Miller appeared in court on Monday, making a rare public appearance as his lawyers argue that he is too sick to stand trial. Miller, 81, is facing 24 charges related to sex crimes involving 11 women, most of whom were minors at the time of the alleged crimes. He has pleaded not guilty and has denied the allegations against him. Miller has not previously appeared in court, but on Monday, he appeared via videoconference. He wore a mask and a Boston Red Sox baseball cap and he appeared frail. Miller's lawyers are arguing that he has advanced stage Parkinson's disease and is unfit to stand trial. They have submitted assessments from several doctors who have determined that Miller's health is poor and going to trial could worsen his condition or even prove fatal. On Monday, the court heard from a medical expert called by the Crown. Dr. Pierre Blanchet, a Parkinson's disease expert, testified that he met Miller for a 45-minute evaluation on May 20. He said Miller appeared frail, underweight, weak and was experiencing cognitive decline.
New York Post
24-05-2025
- Business
- New York Post
This grocery store chain ranked No. 1 in recent brand reputation survey
It's not your average Joe. The eclectic grocery store chain Trader Joe's is top banana — ranking No. 1 in brand reputation in a recent Axios Harris Poll. The California-based grocer, which launched in 1967 and now boasts close to 600 locations in the US, including 35 in New York alone, beat out 99 other big name companies in industries from food to tech and automobiles in order to take home the title. Trader Joe's won the competition by a hair — earning an average score of 82.1 over outdoor clothing company Patagonia's 82.0. Microsoft landed in third place, followed by Toyota and Costco. Trader Joe's ranked No. 1 in a nationwide brand reputation survey. Robert Miller Rounding out the Top 10 were Samsung, Arizona Beverage Company, Nvidia, UPS and Apple. Besides Costco, the only other grocers that made the list of the top 100 were Aldi and Kroger. The names were generated from a survey that polled more than 6,200 Americans on the most visible brands, asking them to list two companies that have the best reputations and two that have the worst. The only other grocers that made the list of 100 were Costco, Aldi and Kroger. Tamara Beckwith Following that, just over 16,500 Americans took another survey, which asked which of those 100 most visible brands they were familiar with. And out of those, respondents were then asked to rate two of the companies selected on nine different aspects. The survey also questioned more than 4,000 people 'on topics related to brands and politics.'
