French Far-Right Leader Marine Le Pen Charged With Misuse Of EU Funds

French far-right party Front National (FN) president and top candidate for the regional elections in Nord-Pas de Calais region Marine Le Pen delivers her speech during a Front National campaign meeting held ahead of ... French far-right party Front National (FN) president and top candidate for the regional elections in Nord-Pas de Calais region Marine Le Pen delivers her speech during a Front National campaign meeting held ahead of the second round of the French regional election at Salle Wagram in Paris, France on December 10, 2015. Photo by Francois Pauletto/Sipa USA MORE LESS
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PARIS (AP) — French far-right leader Marine Le Pen has been charged with allegedly misusing European Parliament funds relating to the payment of parliamentary aides.

The prosecutor’s office said Le Pen was handed preliminary charges on Friday of breach of trust and complicity in breach of trust concerning two of her aides when she served at the European Parliament. She was elected to the French parliament this month so gave up her seat in the European Parliament.

One of the aides in question, Catherine Griset, a top aide at Le Pen’s National Front party, was herself charged in February in the case.

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