The book keeper told investigators she believed Mr Maistre withdrew a further 100,000 euros earmarked for Mr Woerth from Mrs Bettencourt’s Swiss bank accounts.
Under France’s electoral code, individual election campaign contributions may not exceed 4,600 euros.
A court has since found that Mrs Bettencourt is suffering from dementia and Alzheimer’s disease and has placed her under the guardianship of her family.
Police carried out searches of Mr Woerth’s home and UMP offices last year.
Mr Woerth, who was ousted from the government in 2010 but continues to play a behind-the-scenes role in Mr Sarkozy’s re-election team, has denied any wrongdoing.
Mr Woerth faces a second investigation into “influence peddling” on charges he secured Mr de Maistre the Legion of Honour, France’s highest award, on condition his wife Florence won a plum job to help manage Mrs Bettencourt’s fortune.
“Nicolas Sarkozy’s camp is completely clean,” he said last October, dismissing the allegations as a “shameless” smear campaign by “Left-wing media”.
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