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"French far-right leader Marine Le Pen acknowledged a mistake on Wednesday at an appeals trial hearing in Paris that could derail her presidential ambitions, but firmly denied accusations she was at the center of a fraudulent system to siphon off European Union funds. Le Pen, 57, is seeking to overturn a March 2025 ruling that found her guilty of misusing EU Parliament funds in the hiring of aides from 2004 to 2016."
"She acknowledged some people paid as EU parliamentary aides performed work for her party, then known as the National Front, during that period. The mistake lies here: there were certainly some aides, on a case-by-case basis, who must have worked either marginally, more substantially, or entirely for the benefit of the party. And voila, Le Pen told the three-judge panel."
The Independent covers reproductive rights, climate change and Big Tech. The outlet asks for donations to fund reporting. Marine Le Pen acknowledged a mistake at an appeals trial in Paris while denying she orchestrated a scheme siphoning European Union funds. She is appealing a March 2025 ruling that found her guilty of misusing EU Parliament funds in hiring aides from 2004 to 2016 and acknowledged some aides performed work for her party, the National Front. The five-week appeals trial could affect France's political landscape and the court is expected to rule before summer. Last March, Le Pen received a five-year ban from holding elected office and two years of house arrest.
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