France's financial prosecutor is likely to publish a statement later on Friday concerning allegations that presidential candidate Francois Fillon's wife was paid large sums of money for work she may not have done, TV station M6 reported.
The prosecutor had said earlier this month it was continuing its probe into the affair, which has seen Fillon lose ground in opinion polls. Fillon, the candidate of The Republicans' right-wing party, has denied any wrongdoing.
The prosecutor could choose to appoint an investigating magistrate on the case, send it straight to trial or drop it.
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