French minister tipped to succeed Strauss-Kahn as head of IMF now facing prosecution over financial sleaze

started an enquiry into Ms Lagarde���s part in the Tapie case last month. Tapie, former head of Adidas in France, claims he was cheated out of millions by Credit Lyonnais bank when the sports kit empire was sold in 1993. In 2007, Ms Largarde ended the...