Ex-Justice Chief’s Conviction Overturned
From Times Wire Reports
A corruption case that enthralled France with tales of sex, bribery and betrayal ended for its star defendant when an appeals court overturned the conviction of former justice chief Roland Dumas.
Dumas, 80, was convicted in 2001 of receiving gifts and cash from the formerly state-owned oil company Elf Aquitaine.
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