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French court confirms former PM Fillon's 'fake jobs' conviction

Former French prime minister François Fillon is to face a third trial after the Court of Cassation on Wednesday confirmed his guilt in the case of a fictitious jobs scandal involving his wife. However the court also overturned an earlier appeals decision on sentencing and damages.

Radio France Internationale · Apr 24, 2024

French former PM Fillon gets four years jail, fine, for fake jobs scam

A Paris appeals court has condemned Sarkozy-era French Prime Minister, François Fillon, to four years in jail, with an obligation to spend 12 months behind bars, for his part in defrauding the French state of over one million euros. He has been fined 375,000 euros.

Radio France Internationale · May 9, 2022

French court to announce decision on prison sentence for former PM Fillon

French former Prime Minister Francois Fillon will on Monday learn whether an appeals court has upheld his conviction for setting his wife up with lucrative fake jobs in the French parliament. He has already been sentenced to five years in jail.

Radio France Internationale · May 9, 2022