A multimillionaire French businessman residing in Dubai has been indicted for money laundering in an organized gang in the investigation into the illicit assets of the Corsican criminal gang of the "
Petit Bar
", affirmed Wednesday February 3 the Specialized interregional court (JIRS ) from Marseille.
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Jean-Pierre Valentini was also indicted on Tuesday for criminal conspiracy and placed under judicial supervision, JIRS said.
He can not leave the national territory and is subject to a bond of 1.2 million euros, said a source close to the matter.
“
My client totally disputes the facts.
The origin of the funds he held is absolutely indisputable and has been proven and their allocation has been justified to the nearest euro
”, reacted his lawyer, Mr. Maurice Lantourne, specifying that his client“
has no professional relationship with the people of the Petit Bar
”.
In this investigation, he is suspected of having participated in a financial investment in Courchevel with Antony Perrino, heavyweight in real estate construction in Corsica and the latter's childhood friend, Mickael Ettori, one of the presumed lieutenants of the Petit Bar currently on the run, said a source familiar with the matter, confirming information from the daily Le Monde.
The businessman invested 1.485 million euros and then 1.092 million euros in the SCI "
Du toit du garage
", specializing in the construction and rental of chalets, said another source close to the case.
Antony Perrino, also former CEO of Corse-Matin, was indicted on January 16 for money laundering in an organized gang, abuse of corporate assets and criminal association.
Ten people in total, along with Valentini, were indicted, including the alleged leader of the gang, Jacques Santoni, his wife and his brother-in-law.
The investigation made it possible to highlight "
many international financial movements as well as suspect real estate investments
", had indicated mid-January Dominique Laurens, the prosecutor of the Republic of Marseille.
These embezzlements would relate "
to a total of 48 million offshore and real estate investments
", according to Le Monde.
