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A French court has sentenced former French prime minister, François Fillon and his Welsh wife, Penelope, to jail for embezzling public funds.

Francois was found guilty of creating a fake job for his wife, using taxpayer money.

The 66- year-old was accused of creating a position that paid his wife over €1 million ($1.13 million) in public funds, a charge that cost him his 2017 presidential bid. His wife, Penelope, was also found guilty of being complicit in the case.

He was additionally accused of getting the millionaire owner of a literary magazine to pay his wife €135,000 for “consulting work.”


Mr Fillon was sentenced to five years in prison, three of which were suspended, as well as a €375,000 fine. Fillon was also banned from running for elected office for 10 years.

His wife was handed a three year suspended sentence and fined the same amount.

Mrs Fillon was found guilty of having a “fake” job at a French-language monthly literary, cultural, and political affairs magazine, Revue des Deux Mondes, run by one of her husband’s friends.

The court said Mrs Fillon, 64, was paid “the maximum possible” and that the sums were “out of proportion to her activities”.

“Nothing could have justified the remuneration she received,” said Nathalie Gavarino, the leading judge.

The couple, who have five children, were additionally convicted of employing their two eldest, Marie and Charles, between 2005 and 2007, paying them a combined €117,000.

A third accused, Marc Jouland, who took over Fillon’s constituency as MP in the Assemblée Nationale while he was prime minister was given a three-year suspended sentence and fined €20,000.

François Fillon previously served as prime minister in Nicolas Sarkozy’s centre-right government between 2007 and 2012.

https://www.pmnewsnigeria.com/2020/06/30/french-court-sentences-former-pm-fillion-wife-to-jail/

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ContractKiller:
Honestly there are fools on this forum.

By their mórónic questions you shall know them.

Professor you need this

Both Buhari and the service chiefs all of them have failed

This one is a role model for every man/woman of integrity

Its a welcome development let's start somewhere

This World cup in arabian land will be awesome...

The game has been perfected in stage 1....

Acme45:
Govt should not pay any of the lecturers from henceforth so that they will understand what their counterparts in private universities are going through. Because they are part of the crisis rocking the educational system today

They are the reason govt is not taking education serious in this country cos if ASUU is up and doing our academic sector would have receive a lot of boost in tertiary levels

Elvis778:
No matter what you say, opening schools at this point will be disastrous, unless those guidelines are met....

If there is going to be disaster we suppose to have experience it now as markets and airport were opened...The issue is the public schools, government needs to do the real overhauling there cos some don't have portable water...

But you are opening markets and public places abi is it not the parents of this kids that are plying there and come back home to take care of this kids?
Safety measures should be put in place for schools to reopen and any school who breaks it should be sanctioned and made a scapegoat....
ASUU are always after their pockets which we all know.
The government should pity private school owners and teachers

He was a great man and leader

Akanu Ibiam SUG but its not by height o

Congrats Victor Osihmen Arsenal should break bank for you now o

DenreleDave:
Arsenal have always been unlucky in their lives.....


Everything na badluck for arsenal and their fans...

Why man city again? This is pure wickedness

We arsenal fans will protest this...

Where are my fellow fans

You are very wicked Arsene Wenger will never forgive You
Congratulations to City in advance cos the trophy is not leaving Etihad till 3 Years time...

They all operate with same rules and regulations na name and mode of scamming customers differentiate them

It was done in Nigeria chambers Abuja

Belleful:
which people?

Our people of cos

Omoslim26:
Which messi

clothe no dey jus fit dat nigga at all see as that fine Gucci cloth come be lyk senator agbada for him body

Wicked

Ronaldo and Messi are the real deal any other is a counterfeit

Audio talk even President Buhari himself deep down wants Obaseki to win.....
Any attempt to rig the gubernatorial election in Edo and Ondo States respectively shall be resisted by the people...

Gandollaar:
Be my guest

My Pleasure

Gandollaar:
You are crazy WtF!
Any pastor in politics in Nigeria is a THIEF!

See the way am looking at You and your mindset

Gandollaar:
So osunbande is not corrupt and doesn't eat yams?

In this government of Buhari who is the one Man You can attest to that when he is in charge things go well?
Professor Osinbajo is a man of integrity, am not an APC or Buhari fan but when I see truth I don't hide it.
Osinbajo has the fear of God in him that's why the cabals are blocking him from the public

VerifiedStalin:
Any "pastor" doing politics is obviously a fraud.

That's a fat lie from the pit of hell except if its a cunny one like Ize-Iyamu

grimandevil:
Nobody said he will be like Ferguson, he is alright d way he is. Plus he doesn't bribe ref

The way Man Utd fans will be looking at You right now

YorubaKinging:
Lol, what kindda new is this for God's sake

All news na news my brother pray make dem showcase you too to the world

Baba has finally found his voice again that's good.
APC should forget Edo State and probably Ondo cos its already gone

A good addition to the club, all the best Enyeama grand salute to You.

Slurity:
is that so? You must be a graduate of that class called Jealousy

You are giving political meaning to picture again see You

Tinubu can only become relevant again if He decides to support our amiable VP Osinbajo for the 2023 President and also bring back Ambode which was his greatest undoing...

All hail the Edo State incoming Governor