The three officers are suspected of having taken part in a bank loan scam. Three banks are concerned and the damage amounts to "several million euros" According to the JDD, the investigation began after a complaint filed by the management of the Caisse d'Épargne Île-de-France which had noticed irregularities in loan files.
The alleged sponsors of the scam allegedly made several applications for bank loans using false documents, before disappearing once the money was obtained. The embezzled money would have allowed the purchase of real estate.