(FILES) French far-right Rassemblement National (RN) party MP Michael Taverne addresses media during a press conference to present the law proposals of the party at the French National Assembly (Assemblee Nationale) in Paris on December 6, 2022. The investigation by the National Financial Prosecutor's Office (PNF) targeting far right National Rally (RN) MP Michaël Taverne for embezzlement is "nearing completion," a judicial source told AFP on April 21, 2026, confirming a report by French weekly newspaper Le Canard enchaîné. According to Le Canard enchaîné, Michaël Taverne is suspected of having continued to receive his police salary after taking his seat in the National Assembly in June 2022. (Photo by Bertrand GUAY / AFP via Getty Images)