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Quebec woman accused of fraud over survivor pension after partner’s death
Nathalie Thibodeau, 57, is accused of defrauding Quebec’s pension agency by receiving a survivor’s pension linked to her partner, Raymond Blondin.
Blondin died in Mexico on March 30, 2026, according to one account, while spending the winter there with Thibodeau and another woman.
Court documents say Thibodeau may have been connected to his death, but she has not been charged with murder.
The pension payments she allegedly received could be worth up to $1,100 a month; another account says Blondin’s pension was worth more than $5,000, without clarifying the period.
Thibodeau, who is from Nicolet, was arrested in August and appeared in court in Trois-Rivières.
She remains free while the case proceeds, and is due back in court on December 2.
Nathalie Thibodeau, 57, of Nicolet is accused of defrauding Retraite Québec by collecting a survivor’s pension after her partner died.
Court documents allege she was involved in the killing of Raymond Blondin, who died in Mexico in March 2026.
She has not been charged with his killing.
Thibodeau appeared in court in Trois-Rivières on October 21 and remains free until her next court date.
Her case is scheduled to return to court on December 2.
- Who
- Nathalie Thibodeau, 57, of Nicolet, is accused.
- What
- She is accused of defrauding Retraite Québec by collecting a survivor’s pension. Court documents allege she was involved in her partner’s killing.
- When
- Blondin died on March 30, 2026. Thibodeau appeared in court on October 21, 2026.
- Where
- Blondin died in Mexico; Thibodeau appeared in court in Trois-Rivières, Quebec.
- Why
- She is alleged to have collected the survivor’s pension without declaring her alleged involvement in Blondin’s death.
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Raymond Blondin died in Mexico, according to information reported by Le Nouvelliste.
A complaint about the case was received at the Sûreté du Québec police station in Saint-Boniface.
Thibodeau was arrested and released with a promise to appear.
Thibodeau appeared in court in Trois-Rivières.
Thibodeau’s case is scheduled to return to court.
- Accused
- Nathalie Thibodeau, 57, of Nicolet
- Deceased partner
- Raymond Blondin
- Date of death
- March 30, 2026
- Place of death
- Mexico
- Next court date
- December 2, 2026
- Pension amount
- Radio-Canada reported it could be up to $1,100 per month; Le Nouvelliste said Blondin’s pension was worth more than $5,000.