#fraud-case

#fraud-case

The prosecution also sought a four-year prison term with three years suspended and a €100,000 ($118,000) fine for the figurehead leader of the National Rally (RN) party, which has been riding high in the opinion polls. Le Pen had hoped her appeal against her ban over a fake jobs scam at the European parliament -- an accusation the 57-year-old has denied -- would clear the way for her to run in the election after Emmanuel Macron stands down.