Thursday, December 15, 2011
French Court Finds Chirac Guilty of Corruption
French Court Finds Chirac Guilty of Corruption
Published December 15, 2011
Associated Press
PARIS – A French court has found former President Jacques Chirac guilty of embezzling public funds and other charges in a trial over illegal financing of the conservative party he long led.
He's the first former French head of state to face prosecution since the World War II era.
But Chirac, who is 79 years old, did not take part in the trial after doctors determined that he suffers severe memory lapses.
The court said Thursday it had found Chirac guilty in two related cases involving fake jobs created at the party he led during his 1977-1995 tenure as Paris mayor. Chirac has repeatedly denied wrongdoing.
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Editor's note: If the Frogs could indict the "Head Frog", why can't we clean out the crooks in the Probate Court of Cook County? Lucius Verenus, Schoolmaster, ProbateSharks.com
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