Former socialist secretary of state Thierry Mandon will be tried for fraud at the Cité du design in Saint-Étienne. He was fired for acts allegedly committed when he was director of the institute.
Attempted misappropriation of public property carries the maximum penalty of 10 years' imprisonment and a fine of one million euros, in addition to additional penalties. The prosecution confirms that the ex-MP is suspected of “various offenses revealed during the examination of the 2021 accounts of SASU Cité Services”