Former EU foreign policy chief Mogherini accused of fraud and corruption

FILE PHOTO: European Union Foreign Policy Chief Federica Mogherini takes part in a press conference after an International Solidarity Conference on the Venezuelan Refugee and Migrant crisis, in Brussels, Belgium October 29, 2019. REUTERS/Johanna Geron/File Photo

BRUSSELS, Dec 3 (Reuters) - Former EU foreign policy chief Federica Mogherini and two others have been formally accused of procurement fraud and corruption, conflict of interest and violation of professional secrecy, the European Public Prosecutor's Office said on Wednesday.

The three individuals were detained on Tuesday as part of an EU fraud investigation and have now been released while the investigation is ongoing, EPPO said, adding they were not considered a flight risk.