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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Kim Willsher in Paris

EU anti-fraud body accuses Marine Le Pen of embezzlement

Marine Le Pen on a campaign visit to Saint-Rémy-sur-Avre, in northern France, on Saturday
Marine Le Pen on a campaign visit to Saint-Rémy-sur-Avre, in northern France, on Saturday. Photograph: Julien de Rosa/AFP/Getty Images

The European Union’s anti-fraud body has accused Marine Le Pen and several of her party members – including her father – of embezzling about €620,000 while serving as members of the European parliament.

France’s investigative website Mediapart published a section of the new 116-report alleging that the MEPs misused EU funds for national party purposes.

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