Former lieutenant-governor Lise Thibault will soon be a free woman.
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Thibault is expected to be released with conditions Wednesday after serving six months in jail; she was granted parole last Thursday.
The 77-year-old was sentenced to 18 months for fraud and breach of trust related to irregular expenses totaling hundreds of thousands of dollars.
She was charged after a 2007 report by the federal and provincial auditors general revealed she claimed more than $700,000 in improper expenses when she held the vice-regal post between 1997 and 2007.
Her trial heard the money was spent on gifts, trips, parties, meals and skiing and golf lessons.
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Thibault was also ordered to pay back $300,000 to both the federal and provincial governments.
In February, Quebec’s top court rejected an appeal by the ex-lieutenant-governor for a lighter sentence on her fraud conviction.
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As part of her parole conditions, Thibault will have to stay within 50 km of her home.
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