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By decision rendered on Wednesday April 24, 2024, the Court of Cassation definitively condemned Penelope Fillon but also Marc Joulaud, François Fillon’s parliamentary assistant, for embezzlement of public funds. Municipal councilor in Solesmes, Penelope Fillon will be forced to resign. For Marc Joulaud, without a mandate, this decision sounds like the end of a long and painful story.
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Municipal councilor in Solesmes since 2014, Penelope Fillon will be forced to resign due to the final conviction to which she is subject following the decision of the Court of Cassation dated Wednesday April 24, 2024. | AFP ARCHIVES
“Stunned! » When questioned, Pascal Lelièvre, the mayor of Solesmes (Sarthe), could not believe it, Wednesday April 24, 2024, after the announcement of the decision of the Court of Cassation. “I have no particular comment to make on this court decision. Penelope Fillon is very involved in the life of the Solesmes municipal council. In the commissions in which she participates, when she has something to say, she says it. We know his discretion. However, she is very diligent. This will be a hard blow for her but also for my council. I know that remaining in our assembly after the legal episodes helped her. »
In the case of embezzlement of public funds which concerned François Fillon, his…
