Fillon Wife in Custody, Search Ongoing: Mediapart

(Bloomberg) -- French presidential candidate Francois Fillon's wife Penelope is in custody while a search is ongoing, Mediapart reported on Twitter, citing sources close to Fillon's party.

Fillon has said he'll make an announcement at 12pm in Paris after postponing a planned visit to the Paris agricultural fair Wednesday. Campaign officials have so far declined to comment. The candidate has been under investigation for mis-use of public money in the employment of his wife as a parliamentary assistant.

To contact the reporter on this story: Angeline Benoit in Paris at abenoit4@bloomberg.net.

To contact the editors responsible for this story: Jerrold Colten at jcolten@bloomberg.net, Angeline Benoit

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