Former French budget minister Jerome Cahuzac who resigned in 2013 after he admitted to have a Swiss bank account, arrives at the courtroom on the first day of his trial for tax fraud in Paris, September 5, 2016. REUTERS/Philippe Wojazer
PARIS (Reuters) - France's financial prosecutor on Wednesday sought a three-year jail term for former budget minister Jerome Cahuzac, who was forced to quit government three years ago over the discovery that he owned a secret bank account abroad.
Cahuzac, 63, a plastic surgeon by profession who was appointed budget minister when Socialist President Francois Hollande took power in 2012, stands accused of tax fraud and money laundering.
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