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France charges 2nd person tied to National Front in probe
Source: Associated Press
France charges 2nd person tied to National Front in probe
Feb. 25, 2017 11:44 AM EST
PARIS (AP) — French prosecutors have issued preliminary charges against a contractor for the far-right National Front party who's close to its presidential candidate, Marine Le Pen, in an investigation into financing political campaigns in 2014 and 2015.
The Paris' prosecutor's office confirmed Saturday that Frederic Chatillon was charged with "misuse of company assets" on Feb. 15. Chatillon heads a company that works for Le Pen's National Front party.
These are the first charges in the investigation that began in October.
The revelation comes days after a top aide to Le Pen, Catherine Griset, was charged with receiving money through a breach of trust in a second, separate probe into the National Front. In that probe investigators suspect that party members used legislative aides for the party's political activities while they on the European Parliament payroll.
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Feb. 25, 2017 11:44 AM EST
PARIS (AP) — French prosecutors have issued preliminary charges against a contractor for the far-right National Front party who's close to its presidential candidate, Marine Le Pen, in an investigation into financing political campaigns in 2014 and 2015.
The Paris' prosecutor's office confirmed Saturday that Frederic Chatillon was charged with "misuse of company assets" on Feb. 15. Chatillon heads a company that works for Le Pen's National Front party.
These are the first charges in the investigation that began in October.
The revelation comes days after a top aide to Le Pen, Catherine Griset, was charged with receiving money through a breach of trust in a second, separate probe into the National Front. In that probe investigators suspect that party members used legislative aides for the party's political activities while they on the European Parliament payroll.
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Read more: http://bigstory.ap.org/article/59b20706627f4b0a9d7a8658e54ade61/france-charges-2nd-person-tied-national-front-probe
