French far-right leader Le Pen takes the stand, denies party had ‘system’ to embezzle EU funds

French far-right leader Le Pen takes the stand, denies party had ‘system’ to embezzle EU funds

Far-right French leader Marine Le Pen at an appeals trial on Tuesday rejected allegations that her party had any "system" to embezzle European Parliament funds.  A French court last year barred Le Pen from running for office for five years over a fake jobs scam at the European institution. [Continue Reading]

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