Le Pen found guilty of embezzlement and barred from French elections for five years

A FRENCH court barred Marine Le Pen today from seeking public office for five years, with immediate effect, for embezzlement.
Ms Le Pen was also sentenced to two years’ imprisonment under house arrest.
In addition, the judge handed down guilty verdicts for embezzling public funds to eight other current or former members of her party who, like Ms Le Pen, previously served as European Parliament lawmakers.
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