Investigation opened in September 2023 for corruption of persons not holding public office, money laundering and concealment of these offenses. Follows arrest by the Portuguese authorities of Armando Pereira, the businessman's right-hand man.
In Portugal, an investigation was opened for suspicion of “corruption in the private sector, tax fraud, forgery and use of forgeries and money laundering”. Altice is the parent company of the French operator SFR and the media BFMTV and RMC.