Muriel Pénicaud, indicted in the Business France case, affirms her innocence

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Muriel Pénicaud indicted: "I have nothing to reproach myself for"

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Invaded by controversies, the former Minister of Labor, Muriel Pénicaud, indicted in the so-called "Business France" affair, asserts her innocence. Ms. Pénicaud, who was indicted for "favoritism" but not for "complicity in favoritism", declared that she had "nothing to reproach herself for".

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Muriel Pénicaud's involvement in the Business France affair

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The allegations concerning Muriel Pénicaud in the Business France affair concern the organization of a trip by Emmanuel Macron to Las Vegas in 2016, when he was Minister of the Economy. The organization of this event, which should have been subject to a call for tenders, was entrusted without competition to Havas by Business France, then headed by Ms. Pénicaud. Muriel Pénicaud's statements

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Muriel Pénicaud, faced with the accusations and her

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indictment, denies all accusations. According to her, she was not personally involved in the decision not to proceed with a call for tenders. "I have nothing to reproach myself for," she declared at a press conference, while affirming that this affair is "behind her". Ongoing legal proceedingsHowever, the justice system does not share this opinion and the investigation into this affair continues. Even if the affair was relaunched by the

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indictment

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of Muriel Pénicaud , the legal proceedings are far from over. For the time being, the justice system will try to determine whether Ms. Pénicaud can be held responsible for these alleged irregularities and whether the former Minister of Labor received preferential treatment.

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