Jean Lafleur
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Jean Lafleur is a Canadian
businessman famous for his role in the Liberal Party of Canada
Sponsorship scandal
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, where he was reported to have lived in an exclusive villa and enjoyed fine wines. Lafleur pleaded guilty to 28 fraud charges for his role in the scandal. He gave 76 false invoices to Charles Guite
, the civil servant responsible for the sponsorship program in Public Works Department of the federal government in the 1990s.
Counting time served, Lafleur was given a sentence of 42 months in prison, and ordered to pay back CDN $1.6 million to the federal government. His sentence was the highest handed out in the scandal, as he showed no remorse or co-operation in the investigation and trial. The crown prosecutor
had sought a sentence of five years.
During the Gomery Commission
hearings into the sponsorship scandal, Lafleur was notable for claimed poor memory and the large amounts he billed for little work. The crown prosecutor had sought a sentence of five years.
Canada
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businessman famous for his role in the Liberal Party of Canada
Liberal Party of Canada
The Liberal Party of Canada , colloquially known as the Grits, is the oldest federally registered party in Canada. In the conventional political spectrum, the party sits between the centre and the centre-left. Historically the Liberal Party has positioned itself to the left of the Conservative...
Sponsorship scandal
Sponsorship scandal
The sponsorship scandal, "AdScam", "Sponsorship" or Sponsorgate, is a scandal that came as a result of a Canadian federal government "sponsorship program" in the province of Quebec and involving the Liberal Party of Canada, which was in power from 1993 to 2006...
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Role in Sponsorship scandal
On April 27, 2007, Lafleur returned to Canada from a two-year stay in BelizeBelize
Belize is a constitutional monarchy and the northernmost country in Central America. Belize has a diverse society, comprising many cultures and languages. Even though Kriol and Spanish are spoken among the population, Belize is the only country in Central America where English is the official...
, where he was reported to have lived in an exclusive villa and enjoyed fine wines. Lafleur pleaded guilty to 28 fraud charges for his role in the scandal. He gave 76 false invoices to Charles Guite
Charles Guité
J. Charles Guité , raised in Campbellton, New Brunswick, is a former Canadian civil servant who was in charge of the federal sponsorship program from 1996 to 1999....
, the civil servant responsible for the sponsorship program in Public Works Department of the federal government in the 1990s.
Counting time served, Lafleur was given a sentence of 42 months in prison, and ordered to pay back CDN $1.6 million to the federal government. His sentence was the highest handed out in the scandal, as he showed no remorse or co-operation in the investigation and trial. The crown prosecutor
Crown Prosecutor
Crown Prosecutors are the public prosecutors in the legal system of Australia.Crown Prosecutors represent the Crown in right of the Commonwealth and in right of each State or Territory in criminal proceedings. Crown Prosecutors are appointed not elected and not public servants; they are private...
had sought a sentence of five years.
During the Gomery Commission
Gomery Commission
The Gomery Commission, formally the Commission of Inquiry into the Sponsorship Program and Advertising Activities, was a federal Canadian Royal Commission headed by the retired Justice John Gomery for the purpose of investigating the sponsorship scandal, which involved allegations of corruption...
hearings into the sponsorship scandal, Lafleur was notable for claimed poor memory and the large amounts he billed for little work. The crown prosecutor had sought a sentence of five years.