US EditionPolice in France detain 9 people in suspected massive Louvre ticket fraud scheme
Suspects, including museum staff and guides, allegedly defrauded up to €10 million by reusing tickets and selling fake passes targeting Chinese tourists, prosecutors said.
- On Thursday, the Paris prosecutors' office said nine people were detained in a probe of a suspected decade-long, €10 million ticket-fraud scheme at the Louvre museum, Paris after police rounded up suspects on Tuesday following reported irregularities.
- A formal judicial investigation opened in June last year on organised fraud, money laundering, corruption, aiding illegal entry and forged documents; the Louvre estimates losses over the past decade exceed €10 million.
- Investigators say repeated ticket reuse was central to the scheme, with surveillance and wiretaps confirming reuse, fake passes, overbooked tours, and up to 20 tour groups a day.
- Authorities seized more than 957,000 euros in cash, 486,000 euros from bank accounts and three vehicles; detainees include two Louvre employees and several tour guides, with alleged real estate investments in France and Dubai.
- Amid recent headlines including last year's crown-jewels robbery, prosecutors said a similar ticket fraud is suspected at the Palace of Versailles, raising concerns amid staff strike action and a 45% price hike.
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Enclosed one of the halls that host the Italian masterpieces. A few hours before nine arrests for a million-dollar fraud on tickets
For years, people in the world-famous Louvre Museum are said to have dealt with false tickets. Now nine suspects are being investigated.Because of the suspicion of large-scale fraud with tickets at the world-famous Louvre, the French judiciary has initiated investigation proceedings against nine people. One person was detained in custody, as it was said in the evening from judicial circles. Among other things, she is accused of gang fraud and co…
One person was placed in pre-trial detention as part of the investigation into the fraud at the Louvre ticket office. Nine persons were charged in the context of the investigation into
Nine people were charged with fraud at the Louvre's ticket office, including a pre-trial detention for organized fraud, the use of forgery and corruption. ...
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