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François Fillon
Prime Minister of France 2007–2012
convicted
Former French Prime Minister. Convicted June 2020 in 'Penelopegate' for embezzling ~€1.05M in public funds paying his wife and children for fictitious parliamentary jobs; sentenced to 5 years (partly suspended).
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RESEARCH
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Deep research · Exaupdated 17 days ago
François Fillon, Prime Minister of France from 2007 to 2012, was central to the "Penelopegate" scandal revealed in 2017. Investigations found he embezzled public funds by creating fictitious parliamentary assistant jobs for his wife, Penelope Fillon, and employing his children for roles with little to no work. In 2020, Fillon was convicted of embezzlement, fraud, and misuse of public funds. Following multiple appeals and a 2025 resentencing, he received a four-year suspended prison sentence, a €375,000 fine, and a five-year ban from public office. An earlier investigation regarding payments for a book-related assistant was dropped after repayment.
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Fillon affair
en.wikipedia.org · 2026-01-31
François Fillon
en.wikipedia.org · 2026-04-18
François Fillon, former French PM, and wife guilty over fake job - BBC News
www.bbc.co.uk · 2020-06-29
Former French PM Fillon given suspended prison sentence for embezzlement of public funds
www.lemonde.fr · 2025-06-17
François Fillon: Former French Prime Minister sentenced | CNN
www.cnn.com · 2020-06-29
France's ex-prime minister Fillon back in court over fake jobs scandal - RFI
www.rfi.fr · 2025-04-29
Former French PM Fillon fails in last bid to overturn fake jobs conviction - RFI
www.rfi.fr · 2025-10-23
Former France prime minister receives suspended sentence over fake job scandal - JURIST - News
www.jurist.org · 2025-06-19
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