Former London mayor Joe Fontana's four-month house arrest ends shortly.
On Saturday, that part of his sentence ends - though he will still have to complete 18 months probation.
Fontana was convicted of forging a $1,700 receipt and defrauding the federal government by submitting it as part of his expenses back in 2005 when he was a federal MP.
Londoners are divided on whether he will be received well by the city he once lead.
"Maybe. Some people maybe, some people no."
"I don't think we should let him off too easily with that."
"Whether it's him or anybody forgiveness has always got to be there."
How does Fontana feel about his impending release?
CTV London spoke with him on the phone last week and while he wasn't prepared to do an interview, he was in good spirits and expressed a desire to put this chapter behind him.
London has moved ahead by electing a new mayor and 11 new councillors.
But given the intense media attention of his trial and conviction, the Fontana story is unlikely to ever completely fade away.
Fontana's sentence also included paying back the $1,700 and performing 150 hours of community service.
