A former senior judge involved in settling one of France's most high profile and costly compensation cases has been arrested for fraud.

Eighty-six-year-old Pierre Estoup is suspected of using his influence to increase the payout to flamboyant businessman Bernard Tapie.

It eventually topped 403 million euros.

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