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| Subject: Unjust French arrests over L'Oreal tax evasion and money laundering Sun Jul 18, 2010 5:34 am | |
| FOUR people closely involved with the $A29 billion fortune of France's richest woman have been detained by police over alleged tax evasion and money laundering.
Francois-Marie Banier, a society photographer and friend of the L'Oreal heiress, Liliane Bettencourt, as well as Patrice de Maistre, her financial adviser, and Fabrice Goguel, her tax lawyer, were being held at the headquarters of the financial crimes division, police sources said.
Carlos Vejarano, the man in charge of one of the billionaire's key assets, the Seychelles island of D'Arros, is also being questioned. The island was allegedly acquired via a bank in Lichtenstein. It is believed to be worth €500 million ($A730 million).
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