Mitterrand's son fined US$550,000 today for ARMS DEAL
http://news.yahoo.com/s/afp/20091027/wl_afp/franceangolaafricaweaponstrialmitterrand_20091027151529
'Angolagate': French ex-president son fined $500,000
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<cite class="caption"> AFP/File – Jean-Christophe Mitterrand, the son of the late French president Francois Mitterrand, is pictured in … </cite>
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<!-- end .byline --> PARIS (AFP) – The son of the late French president Francois Mitterrand was given a two-year suspended sentence Tuesday and fined 375,000 euros (550,000 dollars) for his role in an arms-to-Africa scandal.