US EditionFrench Culture Minister Accepted Money From Energy Group, Report Finds
- During her 2010-11 term as a member of the European Parliament, Rachida Dati, France's Culture Minister, reportedly received nearly €300,000 in undeclared payments from the energy company GDF Suez.
- The payments, totaling €299,000, passed through defunct STC Partners law firm and coincided with Dati's pro-gas stance in parliament.
- Dati, who previously served as a magistrate and justice minister, has long been accused of influence-peddling and underwent inquiries conducted by the ethics committee of the European Parliament.
- Her lawyers said, “Ms Dati has never been a lawyer for GDF Suez” and denied any wrongdoing linked to these payments.
- These allegations renew scrutiny of Dati's activities amid her January 2024 government return and ongoing corruption charges unrelated to this case.
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Rachida Dati is said to have been indirectly paid by GDF-Suez? This is what the revelations of "Supplement d'investigation" and "Nouvelle Obs" suggest. In an investigation published on Wednesday 4 June, France 2's investigative magazine stated that it had seized "unpublished and exclusive documents", highlighting an indirect financial link between the Minister of Culture and the French gas giant. These documents are the result of the accounting …
In "Supplement d'investigation", broadcast on Thursday 5 June at 11 p.m., France 2 traces the journey of the Minister of Culture and is interested in possible conflicts of interest with the French energy group.
The minister has always objected to any link with the gas group. But "the New Observer" and "Complete Investigation" in its issue from Thursday 5 June to the evening produce documents that prove the contrary.
French culture minister accepted money from energy group, report finds
France's Culture Minister Rachida Dati accepted nearly €300,000 in undeclared payments from a major energy group while she was a member of the European parliament in 2010-11, according to reports on Wednesday.
"Additional investigation" and the "New Obs" reveal documents suggesting that Nicolas Sarkozy's ex-protégé would have received 299,000 euros from GDF Suez in undeclared "fees".
This Thursday evening, La Deux's investigative magazine traces the journey of the ex-guard of the Seals, now at the head of the Ministry of Culture. The investigation reveals accounting documents that would link the political woman to the industrial GDF Suez.
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