French authorities searched the Paris flat of IMF chief Christine Lagarde yesterday as part of an investigation into her handling of a 2008 compensation payment to a businessman supporter of ex-President Nicolas Sarkozy, her lawyer said. Police are investigating claims that Lagarde, when Finance Minister under Sarkozy, acted illegally in approving the €285 million arbitration payout to Bernard Tapie. She denies any wrongdoing.

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