Wales-born Penelope Fillon, 62, faces the prospect of prison after prosecutors launched a corruption investigation into embezzlement, abuse of public funds, and concealment. She is accused of helping herself to more than €500,000 (£430,000) worth of taxpayers' cash while pretending to be a parliamentary assistant to her husband, would-be President of France Francois Fillon, also 62. But today the couple tried to put on at a defiant face as they took part in a Republican Party election rally in eastern Paris. 'Leave my wife alone!' Mr Fillon shouted from the stage of the Villette conference hall, saying they had 'nothing to hide'. ...read
'Leave my wife alone!' French presidential hopeful stands by his tearful British partner as fraud allegations pile up
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