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IMF chief Lagarde on trial in France over tycoon case
France 24 ^

Posted on 12/09/2016 8:58:07 PM PST by ameribbean expat

IMF chief Christine Lagarde goes on trial in France on Monday over a massive state payout to a flamboyant tycoon when she was finance minister in a case that risks tarnishing her stellar career.

Lagarde denies the charges of negligence, arguing she was acting "in the state's interest" in making the payment to Bernard Tapie, the former owner of sportswear giant Adidas and Olympique Marseille football club.

If found guilty, Lagarde could receive a one-year prison sentence and a 15,000 euro ($15,900) fine.

(Excerpt) Read more at m.france24.com ...


TOPICS: Crime/Corruption; Government
KEYWORDS: france; imf; kleptocrat; lagarde

1 posted on 12/09/2016 8:58:07 PM PST by ameribbean expat
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To: ameribbean expat
I guess the major news in that excerpt is that €15,000 is only $15,000.
2 posted on 12/09/2016 9:06:12 PM PST by cynwoody
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To: ameribbean expat

“Whatever the outcome, the case risks damaging the image of 60-year-old Lagarde, a former corporate lawyer who progressed through the finance ministry to her current role as one of the world’s most powerful women.”

Wow. Affirmative action will take you all the way to the top.

“The case also threatens the credibility of the International Monetary Fund, whose last three managing directors have faced trial.”

I hope we’re not giving money to those crooks.


3 posted on 12/09/2016 9:06:33 PM PST by dsc (Any attempt to move a government to the left is a crime against humanity.)
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To: cynwoody

Sorry, $15,900.


4 posted on 12/09/2016 9:07:28 PM PST by cynwoody
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To: dsc
I hope we’re not giving money to those crooks.

Keep hoping, sucker.

5 posted on 12/09/2016 9:19:33 PM PST by Navy Patriot (America, a Rule of Mob nation)
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To: Navy Patriot

“Keep hoping, sucker.”

Well, maybe the Trump Administration can fix that.


6 posted on 12/09/2016 9:50:59 PM PST by dsc (Any attempt to move a government to the left is a crime against humanity.)
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To: cynwoody

Wait a few weeks, and you’ll be right the first time.


7 posted on 12/10/2016 3:16:20 AM PST by Cowboy Bob
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To: ameribbean expat

Lagarde is at the very top of the globalist cabal.
I also believe “her” to be a transvestite.
If you can find a pic of her without a scarf, check out “her” adams apple.
That’s a man, baby.


8 posted on 12/10/2016 3:32:11 AM PST by Palio di Siena
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