It cost him the 2017 presidency, and after being found guilty, Francois Fillon plans to fight a court ruling that he misused taxpayers funds.
Mrs Fillon's alleged role drew all the attention during the February-March trial, which focused on determining whether her activities were in the traditional role of an elected official's partner, or involved actual paid work.
She described her duties as writing reports about local issues, opening the mail, meeting with residents and helping to prepare speeches for local events. Another former politician, Marc Joulaud, also went on trial in the case for misuse of public funds after he allegedly gave Mrs Fillon a fake job as an aide from 2002 to 2007. He was found guilty and sentenced to a three-year suspended prison sentence.
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