A French judge filed preliminary charges against former President Jacques Chirac on Wednesday in a probe of suspicions that people were given fake jobs while he was mayor of Paris, his lawyer said. The judge placed Chirac under formal investigation for suspected embezzlement or misuse of public funds. The case is one of several hanging over Chirac, who had kept investigators at arm's length while he was president by using the immunity that comes with the post.
November 26, 2007 at 12:00 AM
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A judge filed preliminary charges against former President Jacques Chirac on Wednesday in a probe of suspicions that people were given fake jobs while he was mayor of Paris, his lawyer said.
The judge placed Chirac under formal investigation for suspected embezzlement or misuse of public funds, the attorney, Jean Veil, said after the investigating magistrate questioned Chirac for nearly four hours.
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