Paris, November 16th : .Francois Fillon, former French Prime Minister, opened the first hearing in his appeal against being convicted of embezzlement.
Local media reported that the Paris court hosted this hearing.In 2020, Fillon was convicted of embezzlement by creating a fake job for his wife, reports Xinhua news agency.
Fillon was convicted in 2020 of embezzlement for creating a false job for his wife.
According to several French newspapers, the first day of such hearings is mainly for formal procedures, and the case will now be studied by the judge until November 30.According to French media, these hearings are primarily for formal proceedings.The judge will then study the case until November 30, according to multiple newspapers.
Investigators found that between 1998 and 2013, Penelope Fillon received a net income of 613,000 euros through three contracts known only to very close allies of her husband, but there was little documentary evidence of her actual work.Investigative investigators discovered that Penelope Fillon earned a net income between 1998-2013 through three contracts, which were only known to her husband’s close friends.
However there was very little documentation of her work.
The former Prime Minister insisted that Penelope had been his most important employee, working for him in his rural constituency of Sarthe.
Penelope was the former Prime Minister who insisted Penelope was his most valuable employee.She worked for him in Sarthe’s rural constituency.
Last year, Francois and Penelope Fillon were respectively sentenced to five years in prison with a three-year suspended sentence, and a suspended three-year sentence.Francois Fillon and Penelope Fillon received last year five-year sentences with a three year suspended sentence and a three-year suspended term.
Both were fined 375,000 euros ($420,000).They were both fined 375,000 Euros ($420,000).
Francois Fillon was also given 10 years ineligibility, and his wife two years.Francois Fillon also received 10 years of ineligibility and his spouse, two.
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