Chirac under investigation
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From Times Wire Reports
A judge placed former French President Jacques Chirac under formal investigation for suspected misuse of public funds while he was mayor of Paris.
Chirac said that he had committed no wrongdoing.
Judge Xaviere Simeoni is investigating whether people in Chirac’s circle were given sham jobs as advisors, paid by Paris City Hall even though they weren’t working for it.
Chirac was mayor of Paris from 1977 to 1995 and president of France from 1995 until May 16.
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