Paris: Ex-leader of Louvre charged with money laundering

Paris: Ex-Leader of Louvre Charged with Money Laundering

The former president of the Louvre museum has received preliminary charges for alleged antiquities trafficking during his tenure as head of the famous Paris museum.

Former president of Louvre museum charged in art trafficking case

(FRANCE 24) – The former president of the Louvre museum in Paris has been charged with conspiring to hide the origin of Egyptian archaeological treasures that investigators suspect were spirited out of the country during the Arab Spring uprisings, a French judicial source said Thursday.Jean-Luc Martinez was charged Wednesday after being taken in for questioning along with two French specialists in Egyptian art, who were not charged, another sou…

Former Louvre director suspected of antiques trafficking and money laundering

The archaeologist and art historian was released but remains under judicial supervision as part of a wide-ranging international investigation into the antiques trade allegedly affecting the Louvre in Abu Dhabi and the Metropolitan Museum in New York.

Louvre museum's ex-president charged in art trafficking case

Jean-Luc Martinez is accused of facilitating the transfer of objects to the museum’s Abu Dhabi site.

Ex-director of Louvre Museum indicted over antiques trafficking

Martinez reportedly facilitated acquisition of 5 pieces of Egyptian antiquity in Louvre Abu Dhabi with false documents of origin certificate - Anadolu Agency

Former Louvre head charged in Egyptian artefacts trafficking case

Jean-Luc Martinez is accused of conspiring to hide origin of works taken out of Egypt during Arab spring