Former French prime minister found guilty of faking a job for his wife
Penelope Fillon was paid as a full-time aide although she never set foot in the National Assembly
29 June 2020 - 15:38
Paris — Former French prime minister Francois Fillon and his wife, Penelope, were found guilty of embezzling more than €1m for a fake job she held as a parliamentary aide lasting about a decade.
Presiding judge Nathalie Gavarino said Penelope Fillon’s role was without substance, in a ruling at a Paris criminal court on Monday. Fillon was given a five-year jail term, of which three are suspended. His wife got a three-year suspended prison sentence...
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