Etienne Gadbois pleaded guilty to two counts of fraud over $5000, criminal breach of trust, and obstructing justice.
The offences involved defrauding two clients while he was a lawyer or falsely representing himself as one, including forging court decisions.
The total unrecovered loss was $166,922.35.
The Crown sought a jail sentence of two years less a day, two years probation, a prohibition order, and a fine in lieu of forfeiture.
The defense (Amicus and Gadbois himself) sought a conditional sentence.
The court imposed a sentence of two years less one day imprisonment, two years probation, a fine in lieu of forfeiture of $166,922.35, and a 5-year prohibition order, emphasizing general deterrence and denunciation due to the serious breach of trust by a legal professional.
