Former Minister of Justice Michel Mercier convicted of embezzlement in France / Article

France, former Minister of Justice Michel Mercier was convicted of embezzlement</span></p>\r\n \r\n \r\n </div>\r\n </div>\r\n<p>As a senator of the French Parliament, between 2005 and 2009, Mercier had received 50,000 euros from the state budget for his wife's alleged work as a senator's adviser. On the other hand, between 2012 and 2014, Mercier received 37,000 euros from the state budget for his daughter's work as a senator's adviser.</p>\r\n<p>The court found that while Mercier's daughter had to perform the duties of an adviser, she stayed in London and did not work a single day in the French senate. Meanwhile, explanations given during the trial by Mercier's wife about acting as a counselor, representing the senator at funerals and fairs, were rejected.</p>\r\n<p>The court decided to sentence all the extras in the case to conditional prison sentences.</p> </div><div>\r\n \r\n <div class="desc">\r\n <strong>Typo?</strong>\r\n <p class="d-none d-md-block">Highlight the text and press <span>Ctrl+Enter</span>to send the text fragment to be corrected to the editor!</p>\r\n <p class="d-md-none">Highlight the text and press on <span>Report a bug</span> buttons to send the text fragment to be corrected to the editor!</p>\r\n </div>\r\n <p>\r\n <button class="btn btn-danger btn-lg">Report a bug</button>\r\n </p>\r\n </div>\r\n ?"> Submit