Eight people accused of abetting the jihadist murder of French teacher Samuel Paty are to learn their fate after a six-week trial in a Paris court.

“I can’t continue to aid and abet this broken system,” she added.

The company "knowingly and intentionally" conspired with pharmaceutical firm Purdue Pharma to "aid and abet the misbranding of prescription drugs... without valid prescriptions", according to the US Department of Justice.

The man who recommended binge dieting had denied the charge of aiding and abetting, saying he never believed his friend would through with it, the newspaper adds.

Thompson, who is awaiting sentencing, pleaded guilty in November 2023 to conspiracy to aid and abet drug distribution, money laundering, and concealment money laundering of drug trafficking proceeds.