Christine Lagarde accused of negligence over €400m payout to businessman Bernard Tapie,who supported Nicolas Sarkozy in 2007 presidential raceChristine Lagarde, managing director of the International Monetary Fund, or is to stand trial in France over a multimillion-euro government payment to a controversial tycoon who supported former president Nicolas Sarkozy.
Lagarde has been accused of “negligence by a person in a position of public authority” over the award of more than €400m to Bernard Tapie. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com