Former Prime Minister François Fillon was sentenced Monday in Paris to five years in prison, two of which are closed, in the fictitious jobs case of his wife Penelope who had derailed his presidential campaign three years ago. Penelope Fillon was sentenced to a 3-year suspended prison sentence.
The Criminal Court, which did not issue a warrant, attached this sentence to a fine of 375,000 euros and a ten-year ineligibility sentence.
One million euros to reimburse
The Fillon spouses and their co-defendant Marc Joulaud, the former substitute for François Fillon in Sarthe, were also ordered to reimburse more than one million euros to the National Assembly.
The criminal court decided to deliver its judgment in the early afternoon, after having tacitly rejected the requests for reopening of the proceedings presented by the defense to shed light on possible “pressure” during the investigation.
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