French investigating Congo President's daughter

French investigators have widened a corruption probe into the assets of three African ruling families, charging the daughter and son-in-law of Congo's President Denis Nguesso. Julienne Nguesso (50) and her 53-year-old husband Guy Johnson were placed under investigation last week for 'money laundering and misuse of public funds'. A report on the France24 site note that investigators are trying to determine how the couple was able to purchase a mansion valued at $3.4m in the swanky Paris suburb of Neuilly-sur-Seine in 2006. Investigators believe the couple may have financed part of the project through an offshore company in the Seychelles.