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Just In: IMF chief, Lagarde convicted of criminal charges

A French Court has found the Managing Director of the International Monetary Fund (IMF), Christine Lagarde guilty of negligence. However, the judge ruled that Lagarde would not be penalised. She was accused of approving the award of €404m ($429m; £340m) to businessman Bernard Tapie for the disputed sale of a firm during her time as... Read More

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November 30, 2012

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Former IMF chief reportedly settles suit with maid (he allegedly raped) with $6 million

Former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has reached a preliminary agreement with the hotel maid who accused him of sexual assault last year to settle a civil lawsuit she brought against him, sources familiar with the case said. While a source in New York cautioned that the agreement could still fall apart, influential French daily Le... Read More