Former French president Jacques Chirac strolling between his house and his office in Paris, France, on November 3, 2009. Jacques Chirac will be the first former French president to be tried for corruption, officials said, after charges from his years as mayor of Paris returned to taint the twilight of his long career. Jacques Chirac stands accused of giving political allies lucrative bogus jobs as city hall 'ghost workers' and his trial will be the latest in a series to expose graft and dirty tricks at the highest levels of state. Photo by Mousse/ABACAPRESS.COM