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Le Pen's use of her bodyguard and personal assistant in the European Parliament could be misappropriation of funds or fraud. (Photo: europarl.europa.eu)

Le Pen used 'fake' EU parliament jobs

French far-right leader Marine Le Pen allegedly used fake job contracts for two of her assistants in the European Parliament, according to a report by the EU anti-fraud body, Olaf.

A three-month contract, signed in October 2011 by Le Pen for Thierry Legier, her bodyguard, could constitute a "misappropriation of funds, or fraud and use of fraud", the European Anti-Fraud Office (Olaf) said in a report handed to French judges last year and revealed by French media on Thursday (16 February)...

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Le Pen's use of her bodyguard and personal assistant in the European Parliament could be misappropriation of funds or fraud. (Photo: europarl.europa.eu)

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