US EditionÉlysée Palace silver steward arrested for stealing thousands of euros’ worth of silverware
About 100 silverware items valued between €15,000 and €40,000 were stolen for online resale, with suspects barred from auctions and professional activities, prosecutors said.
- 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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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...
Three people were arrested in a porcelain theft case filed within the Elysée. The chief silversmith of the presidential palace is himself charged.
Elysee Palace Silver Steward Arrested for Stealing Thousands of Euros’ Worth of Silverware
Three men will stand trial next year after a silver steward employed at the official residence of the French president was arrested this week for the theft of items of silverware and table service worth thousands of euros, the Paris prosecutor's office said. The Elysee Palace’s head steward reported the disappearance, with the estimated loss ranging between 15,000 and 40,000 euros ($17,500-$47,000).
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