Marseille Election Fraud Case Yields Multiple Convictions

Judgments include prison sentences and ineligibility for public office following widespread fraud in the 2020 municipal elections.

Thirteen individuals were tried for orchestrating fraudulent proxy votes during Marseille's 2020 municipal elections, with 194 illegal proxies identified, including 51 from Alzheimer’s patients in care homes.
Roland Chervet, a police commander, received the harshest penalty: three years in prison (one year under house arrest with an electronic bracelet) and five years of ineligibility for validating illegal proxies.
Former sector mayor Yves Moraine was sentenced to six months' suspended prison and one year of ineligibility for irregular proxy collection, though with the consent of voters in most cases.
Julien Ravier, another former sector mayor, was acquitted due to lack of evidence, despite severe prosecutorial recommendations for a 10-year ineligibility period.
Additional convictions included campaign officials and care home staff, with penalties ranging from prison sentences to ineligibility, highlighting systemic misuse of vulnerable voters.