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Thursday, April 25, 2024
Corruption is Everywhere > Even when wives are involved in France and Spain
French court confirms ex-PM Fillon's
conviction in 'fake jobs' scandal
France's Court of Cassation on Wednesday confirmed the conviction of former premier François Fillon in a fake jobs scandal that wrecked his 2017 presidential bid but ordered a new trial for his sentencing.
Fillon, 70, was sentenced on appeal on May 9, 2022 to four years' jail, three years of which were suspended, and a fine of 375,000 euros ($400,000). A new sentencing trial will take place in coming months at the Paris court of appeal.
The conservative politician was found guilty of providing a fake parliamentary assistant job to his wife, Penelope Fillon, that saw her paid millions of euros in public funds.
She was given a suspended two-year prison sentence for embezzlement at the 2022 appeal trial, and ordered to pay the same fine as her husband.
Both were also ordered to repay 800,000 euros to the lower-house National Assembly, which reimbursed Penelope Fillon for the job as her husband's assistant.
Under French sentencing guidelines, it is unlikely that Fillon will spend any time behind bars, and can be ordered instead to wear an ankle-bracelet.
The couple has always insisted that Penelope Fillon had done genuine constituency work.
Spain’s Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez said on Wednesday he would step back from public duties “for a few days” to decide whether he wants to continue leading the government after a court launched a business corruption probe into his wife’s private dealings.
Sanchez, who last year secured another term for his Spanish Socialist Workers’ Party (PSOE) as leader of a minority coalition government, said he would announce his decision on Monday, April 29.
“I need to pause and think,” he wrote in a letter shared on his X account. “At this point, I have to ask myself: is it all worth it? I honestly don’t know… whether I should continue to lead the government or renounce this honor.”
“I will cancel my public agenda for a few days in order to reflect and decide which path to take.”
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