"Following a preliminary review, an investigation has been opened on suspicion of fraud. The complaint, first filed in Paris last December by anti-graft association AC!!Anti-Corruption, was forwarded by the National Financial Prosecutor's Office (PNF) to the European Public Prosecutor's Office for assessment."
"The launch of the probe comes as Bardella's mentor, Marine Le Pen, is seeking to overturn a court ruling that convicted her of embezzlement in 2025 and could derail her presidential bid next year. But if an appeals court in July bars the 57-year-old from public office over an alleged fake jobs scam in European Parliament, Bardella, 30, is expected to run in her place."
"Jordan Bardella naturally denies these accusations levelled against him in the current political climate, and reserves the right to take legal action for defamation and slander. It is the European Public Prosecutor's Office's policy not to comment on ongoing investigations."
The European Public Prosecutor's Office has initiated a fraud investigation following a complaint by anti-graft association AC!!Anti-Corruption alleging that France's far-right Rassemblement National misappropriated European grants to benefit party leader Jordan Bardella. The complaint was originally filed in Paris in December and forwarded by the National Financial Prosecutor's Office for assessment. The investigation timing coincides with Marine Le Pen's legal challenges over embezzlement convictions related to a fake jobs scam in the European Parliament. If Le Pen faces a public office ban in July, Bardella is expected to become the party's presidential candidate. The Rassemblement National has denied the accusations and indicated potential defamation legal action.
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