US EditionFormer French minister Lang resigns from Arab World Institute over Epstein ties
Jack Lang resigned as president of the Arab World Institute after financial prosecutors opened a preliminary investigation into suspected laundering and aggravated tax fraud linked to Epstein.
- On Feb 7, Jack Lang resigned as president of the Arab World Institute after revelations of his past contacts with Jeffrey Epstein and a financial investigation was launched.
- DOJ's Jan. 30 release prompted French media including Le Monde, Le Figaro and Mediapart to report years of correspondence and financial links between Jack Lang and Epstein.
- A Reuters review found Lang's name appears more than 600 times; the Foreign Ministry provides 12.3 million euros annually to the IMA, accounting for half of its budget.
- French Foreign Minister Jean-Noël Barrot summoned Lang to the French Foreign Ministry on Feb 8 to account for his ties and said he would initiate procedures to appoint an interim president of the Arab World Institute.
- Lang, 86, denied wrongdoing and said he would demonstrate the accusations are baseless, while his daughter Caroline Lang resigned from the Independent Production Union after her name surfaced in the 'Epstein files' on Monday.
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France's former culture minister resigns over Epstein-linked tax fraud probe
France’s former Culture Minister Jack Lang has resigned as head of a Paris cultural center. His resignation follows alleged past financial links to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, prompting a tax investigation.
Despite days of resisting pressure, Jack Lang, the director general of the Arab World Institute in Paris, finally resigned on Saturday. It is a significant institution in its own right, a repository of French soft power, but Lang himself has been an independent institution in French cultural life for decades. Mitterrand's former culture minister is 86 years old, but he still has legendary influence and lobbying power. This is what may now disapp…
Former French minister Lang resigns from Arab World Institute after Epstein correspondence revealed
Jack Lang, a former French culture minister, has resigned as president of the Arab World Institute, the French Foreign Affairs Ministry said on Saturday, after revelations of his past contacts with Jeffrey Epstein and the launch of a financial investigation.
French Culture Doyen Jack Lang Denies Any Wrongdoing As He Resigns As Head Of Arab World Institute Following Mention In Epstein Files
French Culture Doyen Jack Lang Denies Any Wrongdoing As He Resigns As Head Of Arab World Institute Following Mention In Epstein Files
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