French Culture Minister Targeted by Raids in Corruption Probe

French Culture Minister Rachida Dati is at the center of a corruption investigation that triggered raids in Paris on Thursday over suspicions linked to her prior role as European lawmaker.

Police raids targeted the culture ministry, the town hall of the 7th arrondissement of Paris — which Dati has headed for nearly two decades — and several unspecified homes, according to a statement from French financial prosecutors.