La société de François-Marie Banier reçoit 710 000 euros par an de L’Oréal
Me Laurent Merlet, l’un des avocats de François-Marie Banier, a confirmé au “Monde” l’existence d’une “convention de parrainage” et d’”un contrat de prestations”. De nouveaux actionnaires du groupe de cosmétique auraient demandé à se joindre à la plainte déposée contre X, le 5 juillet. Read More
FRANCE: Scandal-plagued labour minister questioned by police
French Labour Minister Eric Woerth was questioned by police investigating the financial affairs of France’s richest woman, l’Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt. Read More
FRANCE: Police raid home of L’Oreal heiress’s daughter
French police searched the home of L’Oreal billionaire Liliane Bettencourt’s estranged daughter Francoise Bettencourt-Meyers on Wednesday, as the investigations into tax evasion and corruption continues. Read More
Liliane Bettencourt publie un état de son patrimoine
L’héritière du groupe L’Oréal, entendue ce lundi par la brigade financière, affirme son intention de vivre “sans rendre de comptes à personne”. Read More
FRANCE: Police to question minister, L’Oreal heiress in donations probe
Police will question French Labour Minister Eric Woerth and L’Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt (pictured) on Monday in relation to allegations that Bettencourt made illegal donations to Nicolas Sarkozy’s 2007 presidential campaign. Read More
FRANCE: Judge rejects legal guardianship of L’Oréal heiress
A French judge has rejected a request by the daughter of Liliane Bettencourt, the billionaire L’Oréal heiress at the heart of a politically-charged tax fraud and corruption scandal, to place her mother under legal guardianship. Read More
FRANCE: Labour Minister and his wife face questions in Bettencourt probe
French police questioned the wife (pictured) of embattled Labour Minister Eric Woerth Wednesday over alleged tax evasion by her former employer, L’Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt. Woerth himself is also set to be questioned. Read More
FRANCE: L’Oreal fund manager’s claims turn up heat on labour minister
The finance manager for France’s richest woman says Labour Minister Eric Woerth (left) sought career advice for his wife, Florence (right), months before she was hired to help manage the L’Oreal heiress’s fortune, Le Monde news daily said Saturday. Read More
FRANCE: Police release l’Oreal quartet after two days of questioning
Four men arrested linked to l’Oréal heiress Liliane Bettencourt, including her financial adviser Patrice de Maistre, have been released after being questioned by police for 36 hours on suspicion of tax evasion. Read More
FRANCE: Police detain L’Oreal quartet for second day as scandal rumbles on
Police detained for a second day fund manager Patrice de Maistre (pictured), a lawyer, society photographer Francois-Marie Banier (pictured) and the manager of a private island linked to Liliane Bettencourt, in a scandal that has shocked France. Read More