French political power couple given jail terms for money laundering

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A French power couple who dominated politics in a wealthy suburb of Paris for decades were given jail terms Friday for money laundering, sealing their fall from grace after earlier convictions for tax fraud.

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A file picture taken on May 7, 2015 shows mayor of Levallois-Perret Patrick Balkany and his wife, first mayor deputy Isabelle Balkany

The cigarette-chomping 71-year-old, who is already serving a four-year sentence, was however cleared of a more serious charge of corruption.His wife, who is also aged 71 and who took over as interim Levallois mayor following his incarceration, received a four-year sentence Friday for money laundering but again was not taken into custody.

He and his wife were found guilty of using offshore accounts to hide at least 13 million euros in assets from tax authorities between 2007 and 2014, including luxury villas in the Moroccan city of Marrakesh and in the West Indies. The Balkanys have had previous brushes with the law. Both were handed suspended prison sentences in 1996 for the personal use of municipal employees, including one who was employed as their private chauffeur.

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