François Fillon

French presidential candidate's wife under investigation

Penelope Fillon is being investigated for complicity, concealment and embezzlement of public funds, misuse of public funds, and concealment of aggravated fraud over claims that her husband paid her and their children for work they didn't do.

François Fillon is under investigation on multiple counts, including embezzlement of public funds.

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