Two men charged in connection with allegations stemming from the $300-million redevelopment of Toronto’s St. Michael’s Hospital have been convicted of fraud.

Vas Georgiou, a former chief administrative officer of St. Michael’s, and John Aquino, the former president of Bondfield Construction Co. Ltd., were each charged with two counts of fraud over $5,000. Both men had pleaded not guilty.

Justice Peter Bawden told a provincial courtroom on Tuesday that he is “satisfied beyond a reasonable doubt” that the dishonest conduct of both men compromised the procurement.

The verdict was delivered after 24 days of testimony last November and December, marking the culmination of a process that spanned 10 years. The hospital project is seven years behind schedule and has resulted in a barrage of litigation, as well as the criminal charges.

The Crown’s case against Mr. Georgiou and Mr. Aquino focused on their alleged undisclosed business connections, as well as their alleged secret communications throughout the bidding process for the hospital project, which Bondfield won in 2015.

These alleged communications took place over a bondfield.com e-mail address and a BlackBerry that Mr. Aquino gave to Mr. Georgiou. The Crown alleged the electronic device was for the purpose of communicating in secret about the hospital procurement and provided the “most egregious examples of criminality.”