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: The Bettencourt scandal: Sarkozy and the media face-off
Amid a growing scandal involving Labour Minister Eric Woerth, in which new revelations seemingly appear daily, the French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s already tense relations with the French press are being further strained. 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: Beleaguered Labour Minister beset by fresh corruption allegations
A month-long political scandal intensified Wednesday amid fresh reports that Eric Woerth insisted that a state-owned facility be sold below market value to an acquaintance. Read More
FRANCE: Sarkozy refutes corruption charges in live TV interview
In a live TV interview, French President Nicolas Sarkozy has defended embattled Labour Minister Eric Woerth, who is at the centre of corruption allegations involving France’s richest woman, and asserted that France is “not a corrupt country”. Read More
FRANCE: Sarkozy faces the nation over L’Oreal corruption scandal
In a live TV interview, French President Nicolas Sarkozy has defended embattled Labour Minister Eric Woerth, who is at the centre of corruption allegations involving France’s richest woman, and asserted that France is “not a corrupt country”. Read More
FRANCE: Govt report clears Woerth of role in tax evasion
Financial inspectors from the French finance ministry reported Sunday that Labour Minister Eric Woerth “did not intervene” to help L’Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt evade taxes when he was budget minister. Read More
FRANCE: Bettencourt’s ex-accountant partially retracts statement in L’Oreal donations scandal
Billionaire Liliane Bettencourt’s accountant, re-interrogated on Wednesday night by police, retracted parts of her statement regarding an alleged 50,000-euro payment to Labour Minister Eric Woerth. Read More
FRANCE: Labour minister to file complaint over illegal donations allegations
French Labour Minister Eric Woerth (photo) will file an official complaint for “malicious falsehood” over charges that he received illegal campaign donations for President Nicolas Sarkozy from L’Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt and her late husband. Read More