TORONTO, Sept. 11 (UPI) -- The former head of the Ontario Lottery and Gaming Corp. fired recently over spending practices announced in Toronto Friday she's suing the Canadian province.

In a statement, former lottery CEO Kelly McDougald called her Aug. 31 dismissal "severe and unjustified" and said she wanted to restore her reputation.

The provincial Liberal government announced her firing along with all six board members after audits found expenses over a two-year period that included expensive dinners, trips to Las Vegas and Atlantic City, N.J., and bills for alcohol, which is not eligible for reimbursement by government employees under provincial law.

McDougald said in her statement some expenses needed to be viewed in context.

"While some of these expenses were indeed inappropriate, others were business expenses consistent with the operation of a $6.5 billion revenue generating corporation or were part of the employee benefit contract, others were incurred prior to my appointment," her statement said.

Details of the lawsuit weren't disclosed.

There was no immediate response from the Ontario provincial Ministry of Finance.