Le Pen Found Guilty of EU Funding Embezzlement
A French court found Marine Le Pen guilty of misusing EU funds to benefit her National Rally party, a conviction involving the fraudulent employment of parliamentary assistants. This ruling carries a €300,000 fine and a potential five-year ban from holding public office, including the presidency. The ineligibility is immediate, though subject to appeal. The case centers on allegations that assistants were primarily working for the RN, not the European Parliament, as declared.
John Q. Hosedrinker