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EU embezzlement case
Coverage of EU embezzlement case in the Nexus archive.
- France's far-right leader Le Pen hits campaign trail after conviction in EU embezzlement case
Marine Le Pen, a far-right figurehead in France, began her fourth presidential campaign in La Flèche after an appeals court allowed her to run despite upholding her conviction for misusing public funds.
- Le Pen sentenced to 15-month ban from public office in EU embezzlement case
A French appeals court upheld Marine Le Pen's conviction for misusing EU funds but reduced her public office ban to 15 months. She was also ordered to wear an electronic tag for a year and stated she would not run for office if the tag was imposed.