US EditionAnother one: French cultural official Jack Lang resigns over Epstein-linked tax investigation
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The friendship with Epstein enabled France's former Minister of Culture Jack Lang to live in luxury. The scandal shows how corrupt the country's elite is.
CHRONIQUE. The 86-year-old politician had to abandon the presidency of the Institute of the Arab World after the revelation of his relations with Jeffrey Epstein. His name appeared in the daily newspaper on July 11, 1962, when he was 22 years old, he was a member of the Unified Socialist Party.
Many names are quoted in the "Epstein files", released by the US Department of Justice on January 30th. Among them are those of several personalities of the Parisian elite. What links...
Another one: French cultural official Jack Lang resigns over Epstein-linked tax investigation
France's former Culture Minister Jack Lang has resigned as head of a Paris cultural center over alleged past financial links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein that prompted a tax investigation. He is the highest-profile figure in France impacted by the release of Epstein files on Jan. 30 by the U.S. Department of Justice. He is known for his role as a culture minister under Socialist President François Mitterrand in the 1980s and 1990s. …
While Jack Lang is already entangled in the Epstein case, ancient acquaintances paint an unglorious portrait of him. ...
A board of directors of the Arab World Institute will meet on Monday 16 February to appoint a successor to Jack Lang, forced to resign after an investigation into his relationship with sexual criminal Jeffrey Epstein.
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