 It was later revealed that SJC Consulting, operated by Courchene's cousin Steve Courchene, received $1.9 million from the centre between April 1, 1992 and September 30, 1995.Steve Courchene was an executive member of the Virginia Fontaine Memorial Centre at the time of the payments.The Fontaine Centre's executive members initially filed a joint statement of defence in response to the federal government's civil suit.