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Mr Dumas has insisted that he did not know Ms Deviers-Joncour's role as an Elf lobbyist during their affair.
BBC: French ex-minister spared jail term
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Elf in turn employed Christine Deviers-Joncour as a consultant, who was the lover of the then-foreign minister Roland Dumas.
BBC: French ex-minister faces charges
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Mr Dumas' trial heard that the mistress, Christine Deviers-Joncour, showered him with luxury gifts, paid for by Elf to win his influence.
BBC: French ex-minister spared jail term
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CSF, asked another, Elf, to lobby Mr Dumas on its behalf, with Mrs Deviers-Joncour using her powers to blunt Mr Dumas's initial opposition.
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"His intimacy with Madame Deviers-Joncour should not have left him in any doubt about the origin of the considerable funds she had at her disposal, " he told the court.
BBC: French ex-minister spared jail term
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Mrs Deviers-Joncour, who was employed by Elf, used some of the money to buy a luxury flat in Paris and spent freely, using a credit card provided by Elf.
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