France’s far-right leader Marine Le Pen has been found guilty of embezzling European Union funds. The stunning verdict against her is likely career ending.
The Lowdown
According to reports, French far-right politician Marine Le Pen has been found guilty of embezzling European Union funds. The stunning verdict against her caps a 9 week trial that saw her and at least 24 other figures stand trial against claims that dating back as far as 2004 to 2016— €3m euros was misused by Le Pen and company to pay party staff instead of what the funds were actually allocated for.
The court has not yet announced her sentence.
UPDATE: 31 March 2025 0945
According to the case against Le Pen, she has been four-year prison sentence with two years suspended, to be served under house arrest, and a €100,000 ($108,000) fine, and is banned from the next Presidential race in 2027.