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The charges Inside National Rally's fake jobs scheme

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April 02, 2025

After a nine-week trial, the French far-right leader Marine Le Pen was this week found guilty of the embezzlement of European parliamentary funds through a fake jobs scam of an unprecedented scale and duration.

- Angelique Chrisafis

She was banned from running for office for five years with immediate effect, which could prevent her from making a fourth attempt to win the French presidency in 2027.

She said she would appeal against the verdict and the ban. She was also handed a four-year prison sentence, with two years suspended and two to be served outside jail with an electronic bracelet, and a €100,000 (£84,000) fine.

What was Marine Le Pen found guilty of?

She was "at the heart" of a carefully organised "system" of embezzlement of European parliamentary funds, according to the ruling by Bénédicte de Perthuis, a judge specialising in financial crimes.

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