Louise Léger-Villandré, ex-Hudson city manager, faces fraud charges
UPAC alleges Léger-Villandré deposited city funds into personal account
Former Hudson city manager Louise Léger-Villandré is facing charges of fraud, breach of trust and producing and using false documents.
Investigators with Quebec's anti-corruption unit, UPAC, arrested Léger-Villandré on Thursday morning.
She is facing 19 charges connected to a series of events that took place between 1997 and 2013, while she was city manager of Hudson.
Léger-Villandré is accused of fraudulently depositing, over 17 years, more than $1.1 million in municipal cheques into a personal bank account. UPAC has not released further details.
Mayor Ed Prévost said it's about time.
He said he's been feeding UPAC investigators documents over the past year.
"I must admit like many other that I became a little skeptical because it was taking so long, and the citizens of Hudson were antsy," Prévost said.
Léger-Villandré was released on a promise to appear in court on Dec. 10 in Valleyfield.