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French court finds far-right leader Marine Le Pen guilty in embezzlement case
Le Pen and her co-defendants face up to 10 years in prison. They can appeal, which would lead to another trial.
What We Know About Marine Le Pen’s Embezzlement Conviction
The far-right French politician was a leading candidate to become the country’s next president, but has now been barred from ...
Trump Weighs In, Making Marine Le Pen’s Case Part of the Politics of Grievance
The American president cast the French politician’s conviction as an example of far-right persecution, ignoring ample ...
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Marine Le Pen Appeal Ruling Could Come Before 2027 Presidential Vote: French Court
A French appeals court said Tuesday it would examine Marine Le Pen's case within a timeframe that could potentially allow the ...
The Hollywood Reporter11d
Far-Right Leader Marine Le Pen Found Guilty of Embezzlement, Banned From Running for Office
The case concerned EU funds allotted to Le Pen and her party when she was a member of the European Parliament. The fraud came mainly in the form of no-shows: Staff hired with money from Brussels ...
Rocky Mount Telegram10d
French court to rule in far right embezzlement case. Marine Le Pen's political future is at stake
A Paris court is expected to deliver a verdict in an embezzlement case that could shake up French politics and derail ...
Le Monde.fr10d
Read the decision in Le Pen's embezzlement case: 'A system set up to lighten the party's financial burdens'
it nevertheless appears established and even central to the present case. (…) a) The 6 th legislature (2004–2009): an artisanal and family system set up from 2004 by Jean-Marie Le Pen (four ...
Seattle Times8d
The EU Parliament has transparency problems. Marine Le Pen’s case is a window into what’s wrong
But Marine Le Pen’s case is just one example of transparency problems that have plagued the legislature. From Budapest to Washington, Le Pen’s political allies cried foul over this week’s ...