The home of the owner of Lester’s Deli was raided Wednesday morning.
Investigators from Quebec's financial securities regulator, the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF), arrived at the home of Bill Berenholc on Fleet Rd. in Hampstead.
Montreal police were on hand for the raid as the building was searched.
Berenholc is the owner of Lester’s Deli on Bernard Ave. in Outremont, famed for serving smoked meat for over 60 years.
Berenholc's daughter, who works at the deli, said the investigation is not related to the restaurant, but is connected with another personal matter. Another family member said Berenholc is out of town and would not discuss the raid.
The AMF would not provide specific details about the raid, but said the regulator usually looks into matters such as insider trading.
Lester’s Deli is not to be confused with Lesters supermarket deli products.
In addition to the Bernard Ave. establishment, Berenholc is also the owner of the Lester’s kiosk in the U.S. terminal at Trudeau airport.
Berenholc also made the news in Sept. 2006 when a Cessna he was in with his son was forced to make an emergency landing in the middle of Park Ave.
