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IMF head Christine Lagarde has been placed under formal investigation for negligence in French fraud case. She has been questioned several times about her role in a 400m euro compensation payout to
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Head of the International Monetary Fund (IMF) Christine Lagarde leaves the Republic Justice Court, on May 23, 2013 in Paris, France, after a hearing to determine whether Lagarde should be charged over
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