US EditionÉlysée Palace silver steward arrested for stealing thousands of euros’ worth of silverware
About 100 stolen silverware items valued between €15,000 and €40,000 were recovered, with suspects linked to online resale and facing trial in February 2026.
- Next year, three men, accused in the theft case, will face trial on Feb. 26, prosecutors said.
- Investigators traced inventory discrepancies to a silver steward suspected of planning thefts who was in a relationship with the manager of an online-sales company.
- Investigators recovered around 100 objects from the steward's personal locker, vehicle and home, including copper saucepans, Sèvres porcelain, a René Lalique statuette and Baccarat champagne coupes.
- The three suspects appeared in court Thursday on charges of jointly stealing movable property listed as part of the national heritage, facing up to 10 years in prison and a 150,000-euro fine, and were placed under judicial supervision.
- The Élysée Palace head steward reported losses between 15,000 and 40,000 euros , two were arrested Tuesday and investigators identified a single receiver of the stolen goods.
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French police have arrested an employee at the Elysee Palace on suspicion of stealing silver and porcelain at work and then trying to sell the valuables online with the help of two accomplices.
More than 100 items have disappeared over the course of two years.
First the Louvre, then the Elysée. There is no peace in France, where after the theft of Napoleon's jewels was also stolen the silverware of the presidential residence. The...
A butler employed at the Elysee Palace in Paris has been arrested, along with two alleged accomplices, for stealing silverware and porcelain from the French president's official residence and attempting to sell them on online auction sites such as Vinted, The Guardian reports.
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