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Marine Le Pen's chief of staff charged in misuse of EU funds probe
"These are media-stunt searches on the day when Ms Le Pen gets a two-point bounce in the polls. Asked about Mr Legier and Ms Griset, Ms Le Pen branded the probe "political manoeuvring". The Independent has contacted police in Paris and Ms Le Pen's team for further comment. Brussels' anti-fraud agency alleged that Ms Le Pen gave the pair, who are also employed as European Parliament assistants, fake jobs paid for out of EU funds. It comes two days after the Front National (FN) party headquarters were raided while Ms Le Pen was abroad.
Catherine Griset and Le Pen's bodyguard, Thierry Legier, are alleged to have been paid for non-existent jobs at the European Parliament. Story highlights Marine Le Pen's chief of staff taken into custody is subject of judicial inquiryLe Pen, of the far-right National Front, is one of the front-runners in France's presidential raceParis (CNN) Marine Le Pen's bid to become French president has become embroiled in controversy after her chief of staff became the subject of a formal judicial investigation into whether she held a fake European Parliament job. Le Pen, leader of the National Front, initially admitted they had been paid while not working, the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) said. She was released from custody as the judiciary began an investigation on the parliamentary assistants of the far-right National Front, the Paris prosecutor's office said. Griset was put under formal investigation regarding allegations of concealment of breach of trust.
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