Trial of Gérard Lhéritier, Once Dubbed ‘the King of Manuscripts’, Gets Underway in Paris
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The 77-year-old businessman is prosecuted for a system supposedly fraudulent, based on the sale of original manuscripts of famous writers - Baudelaire, Proust, Balzac, the Marquis de Sade, Charles de Gaulle... Gérard The heir is tried from this Monday in Paris, during an out-of-standard trial that will last a month after a ten-year investigation.
Judge from this Monday 8 September in Paris, this manuscript-presumed scam has lasted twelve years in the wake of several alerts.
A massive trial for fraud begins on Monday in Paris. Thousands of savers have been aggrieved by the bankruptcy of Aristophil, a company specializing in the placement of works of art. In total, more than 4,500 plaintiffs have formed civil parties. - Opening of the Aristophil trial: a vast scam to the ancient manuscripts with more than 4,500 plaintiffs (Police, justice and other facts).
RECIT - Between shame and bitterness, 5000 civil parties will be before the Paris Correctional Court from September 8, for the trial of the biggest savings scam in France.
This company offering investments in ancient manuscripts had seduced tens of thousands of savers. Gérard The heir, his flamboyant boss, is judged from this Monday.
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