Marine Le Pen's Graft Conviction Upheld, Sentence Reduced

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Marine Le Pen's 2025 graft conviction for a fake jobs scam as an MEP was upheld by an appeals judge, but her sentence was lessened.
She had been banned from public office for five years and received a two-year prison sentence.

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Marine Le Pen's 2025 graft conviction for a fake jobs scam as an MEP was upheld by an appeals judge, but her sentence was lessened. She had been banned from public office for five years and received a two-year prison sentence.

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