Former French prime minister Francois Fillon, wearing a protective face mask, arrives for the verdict in his trial over a fake jobs scandal at the courthouse in Paris, France, June 29, 2020. REUTERS/Gonzalo Fuentes
PARIS (Reuters) - A French court on Monday found former French Prime Minister Francois Fillon guilty of embezzlement of public funds in a fake jobs scandal that wrecked his 2017 run for president and opened the Elysee Palace door for Emmanuel Macron.
The court also convicted Fillon's wife, Penelope, of complicity to embezzle and conceal of public money.
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