He is now accused of "complicity in false accusation, complicity in the use of forgeries, receipt of stolen goods, and breach of trust".Flanked by his entire family, Mr de Villepin declared this week, before entering the court (coincidentally the same one from which Marie-Antoinette was sent to the guillotine in 1793), that he would emerge "free and cleared" at the end of the trial.
After two days of questioning from fraud oficers, Kerviel will now face the investigating judges under preliminary charges of "abuse of trust," forgery and use of forgeries, as well as hacking into a computer system, according to Agence France-Presse.
Ousmane Toudou, a justice ministry official, said: "A judge has indicted them on charges of lying about giving birth, use of false documents, and forgery".
The verdict found no wrongdoing by Mr. de Villepin, even though prosecutors had asked the court to convict him of complicity in slander, forgery, use of stolen property and breach of trust.
Mr Vercoutre was also accused of "forgery and using forgeries".
Chan, who had pleaded not guilty on charges of forgery and using a forged document, was impassive during the sentencing, Reuters reports.
Mr. Kerviel is also accused of forgery and unauthorized use of someone else's password to access a computer system.
The 33-year-old, bless him, claims to have been stunned when he was found guilty of forgery, unauthorised computer use and breach of trust: "It pulled my legs right our from under me, it was so unexpected.
A two-judge panel began investigating Ker-viel on three criminal counts: breach of trust, forgery and use of forged documents, and unauthorized entry of data into a computer system.
"Illegal trade in wildlife can involve complex combinations of methods, including trafficking, forgery, bribes, use of shell companies, violence and even hacking of government websites to obtain or forge permits," an Interpol report said.
