A French court ruled that former Prime Minister François Fillon misused public funds in employing his wife and two children as aides while he served in Parliament
PARIS—A French court convicted former Prime Minister François Fillonon corruption charges Monday and handed a five-year prison sentence to a politician once considered the front-runner to win France’s 2017 presidential election.
Judges in Paris also ordered Mr. Fillon to pay 375,000 euros , a spokeswoman for the financial prosecutor’s office said, after ruling that he misused public funds in employing his wife, Penelope Fillon, and two of their children as aides while he served as a member of Parliament. His wife...
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