The French prosecutor's office announced the initiation of a criminal case against the presidential candidate Francois Fillon on suspicion of paying fictitious salaries to his family members during the parliamentary elections.

According to the prosecutor's office, an official investigation was conducted against Fiyon with charges of embezzlement of public funds. The lawyer of the presidential candidate Francois Fillon confirmed the presentation of his charges to the ward.

According to the prosecutor's office, Fillon arranged for his wife and paid her a salary for a job she did not actually perform.

France's candidate for the presidency of France from the Republicans Franzois Fillon was in the epicenter of the scandal associated with the receipt of two costumes worth 13 thousand dollars as a gift. Prior to this Francois Fillon apologized for anti-Semitism in his message on twitter about his rival in the election race of Emmanuel Macron.