France's Fillon, Wife Questioned In 'fake Job' Probe: Sources

Umer Jamshaid Published January 30, 2017 | 08:50 PM

France's Fillon, wife questioned in 'fake job' probe: sources

PARIS, (APP - UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 30th Jan, 2017 ) : French investigators on Monday quizzed presidential hopeful Francois Fillon and his wife Penelope over allegations that Penelope received 500,000 Euros ($535,000) for a fictitious job as a parliamentary aide, legal sources said.

The couple, who are the target of an embezzlement probe, were also questioned over payments Penelope received from a literary review owned by a billionaire friend of Francois Fillon.

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