Patrick Balkany, May 13, 2019 in Paris.
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Patrick Balkany was taken into custody on Wednesday in a case of embezzlement of property from a public depot, abuse of corporate assets and illegal taking of interests, for which several members of his entourage are also heard, said Thursday the Nanterre parquet to AFP.
Placed in custody Wednesday morning, the former mayor of Levallois-Perret was released in the evening but it is not excluded that he will be summoned again before the investigating judge, said a close source. of the case, confirming information from
L'Obs
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A rented room that shouldn't have been
At the center of this new business: a premises in Levallois-Perret which was not supposed to be operated and yet was rented to various companies between 2008 and 2015. Patrick Balkany's daughter, who owned companies that benefited from this premises , is also subject to the proceedings and has been taken into police custody.
The son-in-law of the former mayor as his chief of staff were also placed in police custody, as well as other people, according to the prosecution.
Police custody continued Thursday evening.
The investigation was entrusted to the Central Office for the Fight against Corruption and Financial and Tax Offenses (OCLCIFF), said the Nanterre prosecutor's office.
Other ongoing proceedings
The Balkany couple were convicted on appeal in March for tax evasion and in May for money laundering.
They lodged an appeal against this latest conviction.
Last July, the former mayor of Levallois-Perret was indicted on suspicion of having used municipal agents for personal purposes while he was mayor.
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