The EU’s anti-fraud body accuses Marine Le Pen, associates of embezzling nearly $650,000, creating fake jobs at the European Parliament as the far-right leader is facing Emmanuel Macron in presidential race
The EU's anti-fraud body has accused French far-right leader Marine Le Pen and associates of embezzling around 600,000 euros during their time as MEPs, French website Mediapart has said, quoting a new report.
Mediapart published extracts from the new report by OLAF into expenses that political groups can make as part of their mandate as MEPs. "I'm surprised by the timing of such a strong disclosure" and the "instrumentalisation", Le Pen's lawyer, Rodolphe Bosselut, told the AFP news agency. The investigation by OLAF was opened in 2016, Bosselut said, and Le Pen was questioned in writing by post in March 2021.
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