The 57-year-old submitted false invoices totalling £8,385 between 2008 and 2009, even after politicians' claims had become front-page news.

He submitted false invoices and thereby stole a total of £12,448.

The prosecutors said false invoices were sent to hide the reason for the payments.

He received more than $:5 million in indemnity payments and success fees after submitting false invoices.

He was also said by the prosecutors to have been involved in submitting false invoices.

She said other accusations involved false invoices and false expense reports.

The authorities said the brothers directed their subcontractors to create nearly $1 million worth of false invoices.

On 12 January 2010, he was condemned to 4 month for false invoices.

Officials on the left and right generally acknowledge that corporations, often using false invoices, pour money into French campaign coffers.

The charges against the company's operators said they had provided $3 million in false invoices for city contractors to help disguise the theft scheme.