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VOL. 14 NO. 7
Hudson vows civil action to recoup misappropriated funds Carmen Marie Fabio editor@yourlocaljournal.ca
Despite the fact former Hudson Director General Louise Léger-Villandré pleaded guilty to stealing over $1 million while earning a six-figure salary from the town throughout her career in municipal politics, she claims to be bankrupt and unable to make financial restitution to the town. “We will try to get our money back,” said Hudson’s current Director General Jean-Pierre Roy following LégerVillandré’s 30-month prison sentence handed down by Judge Michel Mercier at the Valleyfield Courthouse February 22. “I won’t disclose our precise strategy but we have a plan and we will implement it.” Roy said he’s still waiting for the documentation evidence to be returned by the Unité permanente anticorruption (UPAC) investigators before launching the civil suit and hopes to recoup monies under Article 738 of the criminal code in which the court orders restitution to victims of offenses. Continued on page 3
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Long road to recovery Following a June 2015 accident that left her in a medically induced coma for six days, Hudson resident Tina Lyon Adams is slowly on the mend with the support of family, friends, the community, and her companion Bear at her side. See story on page 5.
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