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Sept. 21, 2010 / 7:10 PM

Jacques Chirac charged with corruption

French President Jacques Chirac speaks during a ceremony at the Elysee Palace in Paris, March 16, 2007. Chirac is to be questioned in May by a judge looking into a corruption case dating from his time as mayor of Paris. Chirac does not have immunity from prosecution when he leaves office in May. (UPI Photo/Eco Clement)

French President Jacques Chirac speaks during a ceremony at the Elysee Palace in Paris, March 16, 2007. Chirac is to be questioned in May by a judge looking into a corruption case dating from his time as mayor of Paris. Chirac does not have immunity from prosecution when he leaves office in May. (UPI Photo/Eco Clement) | License Photo

PARIS, Sept. 21 (UPI) -- Former French President Jacques Chirac has been charged with abuse of funds and will stand trial for embezzlement, his attorney said Tuesday.

Chirac, the first modern French leader to be charged with corruption, could face 10 years in prison and a fine of almost $200,000, Britain's Daily Telegraph reported.

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The charges, the result of a three-year investigation, say Chirac paid 21 associates for non-existent jobs from 1992 to 1995 while he was mayor Paris.

"Jacques Chirac will go before his judges; he has said so and nothing will change the situation," Chirac's attorney, Jean Veil, told Europe 1 radio Monday.

Chirac has said he was never part of any "ghost jobs" system.

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