Seine-Maritime: 18 people arrested for defrauding 62 priests throughout France. The suspected scammers posed as police officers, gendarmes or magistrates to extract money from their victims.
Sixty-two victims have been identified but it is possible that others have not come forward, estimated Julien Herbaut. Their damage was estimated at an amount greater than 430,000 euros. The mastermind of the case, who is one of the nine defendants presented Friday afternoon before the criminal court, was already incarcerated for similar facts.