Christine Lagarde to stand trial

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France’s highest appeals court has ruled that the head of the International Monetary Fund, Christine Lagarde, must stand trial for her role in a multimillion-euro government payment to a controversial tycoon who supported former president Nicolas Sarkozy.

https://www.theguardian.com/world/20...icolas-sarkozy

Place your bets on a back room deal sees her walk free.

I find this very hard to believe this will go all the way to see her in the dock.

[Jimbuna]

A charge of negligence in the use of public money carries a one-year jail sentence and a €15,000 fine.

Even if found guilty, take into account the trial costs and figure out how big a further waste of money....public money.

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Originally Posted by Jimbuna

Even if found guilty, take into account the trial costs and figure out how big a further waste of money....public money.

French money Jim, who cares apart from the French.

I just have this feeling a deal will be made behind closed doors, probably some peanut fine that adds up to a joke. If this is the case just more evidence of corruption in high places.

[Jimbuna]

Just so long as it isn't British taxpayers money.

[STEED]

Well well well...

Court finds IMF chief Christine Lagarde guilty of criminal negligence

The IMF chief will not be punished for failing to challenge a £340m payout to a tycoon wile she was French finance minister.

http://news.sky.com/story/court-find...gence-10702431

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-38369822

[Jimbuna]

She wasn't even in court to witness the outcome.

[Eichhörnchen]

She's been let off

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Originally Posted by Eichhörnchen

She's been let off

Slap across the wrist and don't do it again, everyday Joe Blogs would have got banged up.

[Jimbuna]