BELLEVILLE, Ont. - Brenda Martin, the Ontario woman who garnered national attention while incarcerated in Mexico, has been released from a women's prison in Kitchener, Ont.
Brenda Martin, who spent two years in a Mexican prison, was released late last week.
After being released in Canada, she broke conditions of her parole when was arrested for public intoxication in January and was tossed back into jail.
Her latest release comes with conditions requiring her to undergo psychiatric counselling and to stay away from alcohol and drinking establishments.
Martin was serving time in Mexico for her involvement in a money-laundering scam spearheaded by her boss.
On May 1, 2008, the federal government arranged to have a private jet fly her home to Canada.
She spent only one week in a Canadian prison before being released on full parole.
Though Martin's location has not been made public, the parole board said she was released into a half-way house of her own choice.
