BREAKING: French National Rally leader Marine Le Pen has been found guilty in an embezzlement case. The far-right politician and 24 other party officials were accused of having used money intended for European Union parliamentary aides to instead pay staff who worked for the party between 2004 and 2016, violating the 27-nation bloc's regulations. Le Pen, 56, and others denied wrongdoing during the nine-week trial that took place in late 2024, and she claims that she was being put on trial as a 'political target'. The defendants also claimed the money had been used legitimately. According to reports, Le Pen showed no immediate reaction as the chief judge read the verdict as her and her co-defendants face up to 10 years in prison. Prosecutors wanted Le Pen to face an immediate five-year ban from public office - which would stop her from running to replace Emmanuel Macron in 2027 - if found guilty, as well as a five-year jail sentence. Read more at DailyMail.com #breakingnews #guilty #mar...