# Chirac convicted of embezzlement over Paris fictitious jobs

Date: 2011

On 15 December 2011 a Paris court found former President [Jacques Chirac](/people/jacques-chirac) guilty of embezzling public funds and breach of trust over fictitious jobs at Paris city hall during his time as mayor. He received a two-year suspended sentence, which was entered on his criminal record but meant he would not go to prison.

## People

- Jacques Chirac: https://factrail.ai/people/jacques-chirac

## Sources

- https://www.cnn.com/2019/09/26/europe/jacques-chirac-former-french-president-died-intl/index.html
- https://www.theguardian.com/world/2011/dec/15/jacques-chirac-guilty-corruption

## Methodology

https://factrail.ai/methodology

Canonical: https://factrail.ai/facts/chirac-convicted-paris-fake-jobs-2011-12-15