According to BFMTV, Fillon, found guilty of embezzlement of state funds, should spend two years in real prison. In addition, he received a fine of € 375 thousand and a ban on holding elected posts for ten years.
Spouse Fillon Penelope found guilty of complicity and concealment of embezzlement of public funds. She was sentenced to three years in prison on probation and a similar fine.
During the 2017 presidential campaign, scandal erupted around Fillon. It began with the publication of the Canard enchaine publication that the wife of a politician had been paid for eight years as his fictitious assistant.