French prosecutor seeks 3 years' jail for ex-minister over foreign bank account

[WorldNews]

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By Chine Labbé PARIS (Reuters) - France's financial prosecutor on Wednesday sought a three-year jail term for former budget minister Jerome Cahuzac, who was forced to quit government three years ago over the discovery that he owned a secret bank account abroad. Cahuzac, 64, a plastic surgeon by profession who was appointed budget minister when Socialist President Francois Hollande took power in 2012, stands accused of tax fraud and money laundering. "You have tarnished this country's honor," Prosecutor Eliane Houlette said.

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