Orange chief acquitted in long-running fraud case- Financial Times

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The Paris Criminal Court yesterday cleared Stéphane Richard of any wrongdoing in a long-running case alleging fraud and misuse of public funds by businessman Bernard Tapie. […]

« Employees are relieved to know that we can keep our boss Stéphane Richard at the head of Orange » said Sébastien Crozier president of the union CFE-CGC Orange. « this will allow Mr Richard to focus on the future of Orange and the challenges ahead, including fiber,5G, the group’s digital strategy, the Orange bank and cyber security »
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From Financial Times, (newspaper) – Harriet Agnew – 10/07/2019