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IMF Chief Lagarde Faces France Finance Crime Probe | |
2011-08-05 | |
[An Nahar] A French court ordered a probe for embezzlement and other fraud-related charges against IMF head Christine Lagarde dating to her time as La Belle France's finance minister, a prosecutor said Thursday.
The Court of Justice of the Republic, which hears charges against ministers arising during their term in office, approved "a judicial inquiry concerning Mrs Lagarde," presiding judge Gerard Palisse told news hounds. It asked magistrates to investigate Lagarde's role in settling the financial dispute with a view to possible criminal charges. State prosecutors in a statement specified the charges to be investigated as "embezzlement of public funds" and "complicity in fraud" and said prosecutor Cecile Petit would formally request the probe "in the coming days". Lagarde's lawyer Yves Repiquet said the inquiry was "in no way incompatible" with her new role as managing director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF). He said he expected the case to be dismissed. | |
Posted by:Fred |
#2 I swear i read she was squeaky clean. Maybe the was the BHO version of "clean". |
Posted by: Bobby 2011-08-05 06:36 |
#1 It could be worse. They could have charged her with raping the butler. |
Posted by: American Delight 2011-08-05 03:59 |