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ESCAPE FROM FEDERAL TRAINING CENTRE

LAVAL, Quebec, June 6, 2008 - On June 5, 2008, at around 8:30 p.m., Pietro Silva, an inmate at the Federal Training Centre, a federal minimum-security penitentiary in Laval, escaped from the site he had been authorized to visit on an escorted group temporary absence.

Police were informed immediately and the Correctional Service of Canada provided them with all of the relevant information that might lead to the apprehension of this individual as soon as possible.

Silva, 52, has been serving a three-year sentence for fraud since June 7, 2007. He has light-coloured skin, blue-green eyes and grey hair. He is 173 cm tall and weighs 99 kg. He has several scars and tattoos.

The Correctional Service of Canada will review the facts to determine the circumstances surrounding this incident.

The authorities at the Federal Training Centre are asking anyone with information about this incident to call the toll-free phone number at 1-866-231-6495. Such information is treated with confidentiality, and a security intelligence officer will provide follow-up.

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For further information, media representatives are asked to contact:

Jean-Yves Roy
Manager, Media Relations
450-967-3350