France's Le Pen Flays Media Reports on Alleged Misuse of EU Funds Ahead of Election
Sun 16th May 2021 | 07:20 PM
MOSCOW (UrduPoint News / Sputnik - 16th May, 2021) Marine Le Pen, the leader of France's right-wing National Rally party, said on Sunday that media reports alleging her of embezzlement of EU funds through a fictitious employment scheme were aimed at undermining her presidency bid in the 2022 vote.
Late on Saturday, Le Journal du Dimanche reported, citing a five-year-long investigation by the Central Office for the Fight against Corruption, Financial and Tax Offenses, that Le Pen and other senior National Rally members embezzled some 6.8 millionEuros ($8.2 million) in European Parliament funding through fictitious employment of assistants.