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
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: 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 conduct new searches as Bettencourt probe intensifies
French police searched several homes and offices on Monday as part of a probe into allegations of tax evasion on the part of billionaire l’Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt and illegal donations to French President Nicolas Sarkozy’s 2007 campaign. 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: What the butler heard: L’Oreal heiress’ tax scandal taints minister
Tapes secretly recorded by a butler, €1 billion in lavish gifts to a society photographer, alleged tax evasion and a government minister’s wife: all ingredients in a scandal involving France’s richest woman. Read More
FRANCE: What the butler heard – L’Oreal heiress tax scandal hits minister
France’s richest woman, tapes secretly recorded by a butler, lavish gifts to a society photographer totalling a billion euros, alleged tax evasion and the role of a government minister’s wife: all the ingredients for a scandal at the top. Read More
FRANCE: L’Oreal billionaire heiress pledges to declare all assets after tax-dodge scandal
L’Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt, France’s richest woman, said she would comply with the law and declare her assets, after being caught on tape allegedly plotting tax evasion while making donations to the governing UMP party. Read More