France’s former prime minister Francois Fillon, left, and his wife Penelope, arrive at the Paris courthouse, in Paris (Thibault Camus/AP)France’s ex-prime minister Francois Fillon and his wife have been found guilty in a fraud trial. Fillon was accused of using public funds to pay his wife and children for work they never performed. His wife was found guilty as an accomplice and was given a three-year suspended sentence and the same size fine. Expand Close Francois Fillon (left) with David Cameron at a Downing Street briefing (Peter Macdiarmid/PA) PA / FacebookTwitterEmailWhatsapp Francois Fillon (left) with David Cameron at a Downing Street briefing (Peter Macdiarmid/PA)It cost him his reputation. After missing out on a place in the run-off in 2017, Fillon, who was France’s prime minister from 2007 to 2012, then left politics.

Source: Irish Independent June 29, 2020 12:00 UTC