Former Hudson Director General pleads guilty to fraud charges

HUDSON – Louise Léger-Villandré appeared in a Valleyfield court Thursday morning; she pleaded guilty to six of 19 criminal charges against her.

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Hudson’s former Director General was arrested in October 2014 in connection with $1.1 million that went missing from town hall coffers.

According to UPAC,  Léger-Villandré allegedly fraudulently deposited the money into her personal bank account over a period of 17 years.

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The 19 charges include fraud, breach of trust and creating and using false documents between 1996 and 2013.

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Back in Hudson, residents said they’re glad she’s seeing her day in court.

“That is phenomenal, it is,” a Hudson resident told Global News.

“This is a lady that worked for the city for many, many years.

“We had a tremendous amount of trust in her and she turned around and she abused that trust.”

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As for the other 13 counts, there is a stay of proceedings.

A sentencing hearing has been set for Feb. 22.