Fraud trial of ex-Quebec lieutenant-governor Lise Thibault to resume

QUEBEC – The fraud trial of former Quebec lieutenant-governor Lise Thibault will resume Oct. 2.

READ MORE: Fraud trial for ex-lieutenant-governor continues in Quebec City

The date was set in Quebec City Tuesday morning.

READ MORE: Lise Thibault’s fraud trial suspended following epileptic seizure

Thibault’s trial was interrupted at the beginning of August after she suffered an epileptic seizure.

The 75-year-old is on trial after being charged with fraud and breach of trust in connection with more than $700,000 in alleged improper expenses.

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Thibault held the provincial vice-regal post between 1997 and 2007.

Trial judge Carol St-Cyr rejected a defence motion in late July that argued the case should be dismissed because Thibault benefited from royal immunity.