IMF led by convicted criminal.

[GB9]

It was a conviction, but not a criminal conviction and the BBC never said it was. But don't let that get in the way of a good story.

OK, we'll remove the word criminal.

All sources I have seen use the word convicted. What sort of conviction was it?

[BlasterBates]

OK, we'll remove the word criminal.

All sources I have seen use the word convicted. What sort of conviction was it?

I''ll give you a hint:

Criminal Records and the CRB - InBrief.co.uk

Technically any conviction in a court of a criminal offence is a criminal record. In practice, however, many motoring offences are not deemed to be crimes for criminal record purposes. Motoring offences dealt with by way of a fixed penalty notice are not criminal convictions. Offences that are prosecuted by Local Authorities are also sometimes criminal offences, though they are unlikely to be on the Police National Computer (PNC).

Her conviction is not on the criminal record in the same way that a motoring offence isn't.

[GB9]

I''ll give you a hint:

Criminal Records and the CRB - InBrief.co.uk



Her conviction is not on the criminal record in the same way that a motoring offence isn't.

She was convicted of negligence by a French court.

What does that make her in France?

[BrilloPad]

Just want to point out she's not actually a convicted criminal, no more than someone with a parking fine is.

Still if keeps the Daily Mail readers happy in their fantasy world.

A French court has found International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde guilty of negligence

Maybe Darren Upton should appeal and say he is guilty only of bad parking.

[BrilloPad]

I''ll give you a hint:

Criminal Records and the CRB - InBrief.co.uk



Her conviction is not on the criminal record in the same way that a motoring offence isn't.

Allowing the misuse of public funds is not like parking badly.

[NotAllThere]

so when is a conviction not criminal when prosecuted by the state?

No, when the judge decides, under French law, that it was not a criminal act.

She was convicted of negligence by a French court.

What does that make her in France?

Guilty of negligence, but not a criminal.

Accused of allowing the misuse of public funds, rather than actual corruption, she could potentially have been sentenced to a year in prison and a fine of €15,000 but escaped a sentence and emerges from the trial without a criminal record.

You see, different countries have different laws, which allow things to be a bit a different from how they are in England and Wales. For example, in Scotland, there is a verdict of "not proven", as opposed to the binary Guilty/Not Guilty.

[BlasterBates]

A French court has found International Monetary Fund chief Christine Lagarde guilty of negligence

Maybe Darren Upton should appeal and say he is guilty only of bad parking.

Probably more similar to careless driving and causing damage to some expensive property,

[GB9]

No, when the judge decides, under French law, that it was not a criminal act.

Guilty of negligence, but not a criminal.

Accused of allowing the misuse of public funds, rather than actual corruption, she could potentially have been sentenced to a year in prison and a fine of €15,000 but escaped a sentence and emerges from the trial without a criminal record.

You see, different countries have different laws, which allow things to be a bit a different from how they are in England and Wales. For example, in Scotland, there is a verdict of "not proven", as opposed to the binary Guilty/Not Guilty.

OK. Well please feel free to remove the word 'criminal' from the thread title if it isn't correct.

[BlasterBates]

Lets be honest most people posting here have probably been convicted at some point of a minor traffic offence, handled by the criminal courts. You had point on your licence then you have had a conviction.

[vetran]

Allowing the misuse of public funds is not like parking badly.

It is in the EUSSRR Comerade!