The offender pleaded guilty to five counts of fraud over $5,000 for evading personal and corporate income taxes and failing to remit GST/HST, totaling over $1.6 million.
The court accepted a joint submission for a penitentiary sentence of two and one-half years.
The court also found that the offender had misappropriated and hidden significant cash, establishing her ability to pay a fine.
A fine of $833,238 was imposed, with five and one-half years to pay.