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Sat 12 Dec 2009Chirac being investigated over seven bogus jobs
FORMER FRENCH president Jacques Chirac has been placed under formal investigation over allegations that he put seven political allies on the payroll of Paris city hall for fictitious jobs when he was mayor of the capital.
A magistrate informed Mr Chirac (77) of the judicial step – one short of pressing charges – at a meeting in Paris yesterday. It means investigators believe there is strong evidence but gives them more time to decide whether to bring a trial or drop the case.
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