National Parole Board spokeswoman Arti Jolly says the parole was authorized on Dec. 23 but she is not sure whether he has actually been released from his Montreal-area prison.*
Mr. Guite has served about one-sixth of his 42-month prison term.
Mr. Guite was in charge of the federal sponsorship program where friends of the federal Liberals were paid for little or no work. A jury convicted him in 2006 on all five charges he faced.
Another bright, shining moment...
...in the annals of Canadian justice...
