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: 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: 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: 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
FRANCE: Probe launched into Woerth’s role in L’Oreal cash scandal
Prosecutors have launched an investigation following allegations made by Liliane Bettencourt’s former accountant that the L’Oreal heiress (photo) illegally funded Nicolas Sarkozy’s presidential campaign through French Labour Minister Eric Woerth. Read More
FRANCE: Junior ministers resign, but scandal-ridden labour minister battles on
The resignations of two junior French ministers (pictured) over an expenses scandal may have shifted the spotlight away from Labour Minister Eric Woerth, who has been embroiled in a major tax scandal. But Woerth may not be in the dark for too long. Read More
FRANCE: Junior ministers ‘sacrificed’ to save scandal-hit labour minister
The French press has reacted with near unanimity to the resignation of Junior Ministers Christian Blanc and Alain Joyandet, attributing their removal to a government bid to protect scandal-hit Labour Minister Eric Woerth (pictured right). Read More
FRANCE: Minister hits back at accusations over heiress tax refund
French Labour Minister Eric Woerth has hit back at reports that he approved a 30-million-euro tax refund for L’Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt, who is embroiled in a scandal that comes at a delicate time for the right-wing government. Read More
FRANCE: L’Oreal tax scandal intensifies for French minister Woerth
For the French press and opposition, French Labour Minister Eric Woerth and his wife got too close to the super-rich L’Oreal heiress, accused of plotting to evade taxes. Bad timing when Woerth is trying to institute unpopular pensions reforms. Read More