France: Billionaire Bettencourt reconciles with daughter
L’Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt, France’s richest woman, reconciled with her daughter on Monday and agreed to end all ongoing court cases. Francoise Bettencourt-Meyers tried to declare her mother “mentally unfit” to handle her fortune. Read More
FRANCE: Chief prosecutor recommends inquiry into Woerth corruption allegations
France’s top prosecutor recommended on Monday that a probe be launched into corruption allegations involving Labour Minister Eric Woerth (photo), campaign financing for President Nicolas Sarkozy and the financial affairs of France’s richest woman. Read More
FRANCE: L’Oreal heiress cuts photographer Banier from will
L’Oreal heiress and France’s richest woman, Liliane Bettencourt, has cut her personal friend and celebrity photographer Francois-Marie Banier (photo) out of her will, in the latest chapter of a scandal that has reached to government levels. Read More
FRANCE: Questioned by police, Labour Minister denies wrongdoing
Scandal-plagued French Labour Minister Eric Woerth denied any wrongdoing or conflict of interest when police questioned him for eight hours Thursday in connection with financial scandals surrounding France’s richest woman, his lawyer said. 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: 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 arrest four as L’Oreal scandal escalates
French police have detained a financial advisor, lawyer, society photographer and island manager connected to France’s richest woman and L’Oréal heiress Liliane Bettencourt, in the latest chapter in a scandal that has rocked French politics. 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: Financial advisor’s home raided in Sarkozy donation probe
French police searched the residence and office of a financial advisor to L’Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt on Friday over allegations that France’s richest woman illegally made donations to President Nicolas Sarkozy’s 2007 campaign. Read More