The former French Prime Minister, François Fillon, was sentenced to a sentence of 5 years in prison, 2 years of which were firm, a fine of 375,000 euros and an ineligibility sentence of 10 years.
The penalty was pronounced this Monday, June 29, 2020 by the Paris Criminal Court, which judged him for a case of fictitious jobs in which his wife is involved.
Penelope Fillon was also found guilty and was sentenced to a sentence of 3 years in prison suspended in this case. It also receives a fine of 375,000 euros fine and two years of ineligibility.
The Fillon couple and their co-president Marc Joulaud, the former substitute of François Fillon in the Sarthe, were also sentenced to reimburse more than a million euros in the National Assembly.
