France's Le Pen denies wrongdoing as she and her party go on trial accused of embezzling EU funds

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Upon their arrival in the Paris courtroom, packed with journalists and the general public, Le Pen and other National Rally members appeared smiling and relaxed, casually greeting each other before listening carefully to various lawyers’ preliminary remarks.
HuffPost
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Paris: French President Emmanuel Macron’s main rival, Marine Le Pen faces a possible 10 years in prison as she goes on trial alongside dozens of members of her party over an alleged “fake jobs” scheme that took money from the European Union (EU) and channelled it into her far-right party.
WAtoday
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All are accused of stealing a total of €6.8million (£5.6million) of European taxpayers’ money by setting up fake jobs in the European Parliament over a period of at least 10 years.
Daily Mail
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Marine Le Pen and others are accused of using European funds for unrelated party expenses.
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