Jaser Esseghaier and Toronto New York City

Quebec Laval University: They are charged in what the RCMP allege was a plan to derail a passenger train between Toronto and New York City, according to Brandon Sun. On the same day, former Canadian resident Ahmed Abassi, who had been studying engineering at Quebec Laval University, is arrested and charged in New York in connection with the alleged plot. April 22, 2013: Jaser is arrested in Toronto and Esseghaier is arrested in Montreal. April 23, 2013: Jaser and Esseghaier make separate first appearances in court and dispute the allegations against them. Sept. 23, 2013: Federal prosecutors announce the case against Jaser and Esseghaier is proceeding directly to trial, bypassing a preliminary hearing. July 30, 2013: Jaser is informed that the Parole Board of Canada has revoked a pardon it had issued to him in 2009 for his 1997 fraud conviction for passing bad cheques and a 2001 conviction for uttering threats. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.