#fraud-case

#fraud-case

The prosecution also sought a four-year prison term with three years suspended and a €100,000 ($118,000) fine for the figurehead leader of the National Rally (RN) party, which has been riding high in the opinion polls. Le Pen had hoped her appeal against her ban over a fake jobs scam at the European parliament -- an accusation the 57-year-old has denied -- would clear the way for her to run in the election after Emmanuel Macron stands down.

The judge ordered Meir back to Rikers after an alert indicated he had moved beyond his designated confinement area, though the violation was not deemed serious.