Leftist activists at the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) are now accusing Marine Le Pen and some colleagues of using EU funds for their own purposes. In total, it is about 617,379 euros that should have been embezzled according to the information that will be released shortly before the second round of the French presidential election. At the end of its 116-page long report and labeled “sensitive”,... 

Founder of “fact checking” website caught up in dirty legal dispute with wife. Snopes, the website Facebook chose to “fact check” stories to eliminate “fake news”, has been accused of defrauding the website to pay for prostitutes. The divorced couple has been going through an intense legal battle after the company’s founder was caught embezzling money. According to the Daily... 

A Spanish court has charged Princess Cristina, the younger daughter of King Juan Carlos, with tax fraud and money laundering amid a lengthy corruption case involving her husband. Judge Jose Castro, an examining magistrate in Palma de Mallorca, announced the decision on Tuesday, saying there was evidence that Cristina had committed crimes. According to Spanish media, Cristina is scheduled to appear... 

Sochi Olympics, a PR stunt, a response to calls within society, or even a mistake: RT spoke with analysts to find out possible reasons behind Putin’s decision to pardon Khodorkovsky – and its likely consequences. In a surprise move, Russia’s President Vladimir Putin said Thursday that he would sign a pardon for jailed former Yukos CEO Mikhail Khodorkovsky. The oil tycoon was arrested in 2003... 

Thousands of Spaniards have taken to the streets of the capital to protest against the country’s monarchy. The march was held on Saturday in Madrid, where people called for the abdication of King Juan Carlos, an end to the monarchy and an establishment of a republic. Protesters walked with banners reading, “Checkmate to the King,” and chanted, “Tomorrow, Spain will be a Republic.” Critics... 

Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is detained by the police during a protest in central Moscow. Russian prosecutors have demanded jail term for a top opposition leader suspected of embezzlement. Alexei Navalny appeared before a court in the central Russian city of Kirov on Friday. If convicted, the 37-year-old opposition leader could face a six-year jail term. In that case, he will effectively... 

Princess Cristina of Spain (L) stands alongside her husband Inaki Urdangarin. A Spanish court has summoned Princess Cristina, the king of Spain’s daughter, as a suspect in a corruption case involving her husband. On Wednesday, the court in Palma de Mallorca called Cristina in for an April 27 testimony hearing over a corruption case involving her husband, Inaki Urdangarin. “It is convenient... 

Former French President Jacques Chirac A court in France has handed former French President Jacques Chirac a two-year suspended prison sentence after finding him guilty of embezzlement and misuse of public funds. Chirac was tried on Thursday over a party-financing scandal during his 1977-1995 tenure as Paris mayor, AFP reported. Chirac, who did not attend the trial due to doctors’ recommendations,... 

Mikhail Khodorkovsky, left, and his co-defendant Platon Lebedev, right, talk behind a glass enclosure at a court room in Moscow, Russia, Thursday, Dec. 30, 2010. Khodorkovsky, 47, is in the final year of an eight-year sentence after being convicted of tax evasion, and the new conviction on charges of embezzlement and money laundering could keep him behind bars for several more years. A judge read the...