Embezzlement

A French court found Far Right leader of the National Rally party Marine Le Pen guilty of embezzlement. She was sentenced to 4 years in prison, ineligible to run for office for 5 years and fined 100,000 euro. What immediately comes to my mind is, “why is the political right seemingly so corrupt everywhere?”

Of course, supporters of Le Pen are calling the conviction politically motivated. This is a believable defense in authoritarian countries, but it doesn’t wash in democracies. Sometimes people just do bad things and get caught. It’s that simple.