Château de La Rochepot: the former owner, his driver and his mistress retried on appeal. At first instance, in 2022, seven defendants, including four Ukrainians, were heard to shed light on the origin of the funds used for the purchase in 2015 of the 12th century neo-Gothic fortress.
Dmitri Malinovsky was sentenced to 4 and a half years' imprisonment, including six months suspended, for money laundering, use of forgery, possession of weapons and concealed work. His former mistress received a two-year suspended prison sentence.