US EditionNorway Police Launch Joint Cooperation with France on Epstein Probe
A joint investigation team will examine alleged corruption, including a below-market Oslo apartment purchase and a $10 million bequest linked to Epstein.
- On Monday, Norway's economic crime unit, Okokrim, established a joint investigation team with France to probe top diplomat Mona Juul and her husband Terje Rod-Larsen for alleged corruption tied to the late Jeffrey Epstein.
- Norwegian police in February opened an investigation into whether Juul "received benefits in connection to her position" while serving as a section chief and later ambassador; the couple denies any wrongdoing.
- Authorities are examining financial assistance for an Oslo apartment purchase, a 2011 island trip, and home-care services for Rod-Larsen; Epstein reportedly left $10 million in his will to the couple's two children.
- Senior State Prosecutor Marianne Bender told the AFP that the JIT will make international cooperation more efficient by eliminating the need for new letters of request between countries.
- France is investigating other individuals mentioned in the Epstein files for financial offenses, including diplomat Fabrice Aidan, who worked at the United Nations and served as an aide to Rod-Larsen.
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Norway police cooperate with France on Epstein probe
Norwegian police will cooperate with their French counterparts in an investigation into top diplomat Mona Juul and her husband Terje Rod-Larsen, suspected of alleged corruption over their ties with late US sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.
A joint investigation team (JIT) was set up between Økokrim, the police arm responsible for investigating financial crime, and France, the Norwegian financial police said in a message to the AFP.
A famous Norwegian diplomat, Mona Juul, and her husband, Terje Rød-Larsen, are in the viewer of justice in the sprawling Jeffrey Epstein case. To facilitate her investigation, Økokrim, the police division responsible for investigating financial crime, has signed a cooperation agreement with France, she announces Monday 27 April. - Epstein case: the Norwegian police sign a cooperation agreement with France (International).
The Norwegian police are investigating the diplomat Mona Juul, and her husband, Terje Rød-Larsen, suspected of corruption in connection with Jeffrey Epstein.
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