An investigation started in September 2020, but not yet closed.
According to
Le Parisien
, a network producing false administrative documents has been dismantled in recent months, which worked with the complicity of employees of the Embassy of the Republic of Congo.
Thirteen people were reportedly indicted, and one of the counterfeiters arrested last March was released, while the work of investigators continues.
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It is a whole “
dispensary
” which has been brought to light by the sub-directorate of the fight against irregular immigration of the Ministry of the Interior.
It first produced false documents, sold to residents in an irregular situation.
The counterfeiters produced on the other hand enough to open a bank account, then contract a consumer credit, which was of course never repaid.
The main architect in the realization of counterfeits would be a man named Guy, father of a family living in Seine-Saint-Denis and touching the RSA.
Possessing French nationality, already convicted of forgery and fraud in 2011, he could distort stolen checks, produce birth certificates, identity papers, driving licenses.
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After six months of work, eavesdropping and spinning, the police arrested nine people at once on March 22, 2021.
The search at Guy's home brought to light impressive computer and printing equipment.
And more than 800 official forms are seized, some coming from the Ministry of the Interior forwarded to the Congo embassy, in addition to false rent receipts, etc.
Stamps mentioning Charles-de-Gaulle airport are found.
In police custody, the man explains that he supplies the Congolese diaspora in France, and says he only produces eight to ten fakes per month, which are paid to him between 30 and 50 euros.
A network and friendships
"
This man is a very capable forger, who recovered blank documents from the embassy, but also French documents such as insurance certificates
", explains a member of the prosecution interviewed by
Le Parisien
. "
The difficulty in this case that there are many people involved and that confrontations will have to be organized
" he underlines. The investigation shows that employees of the Congo embassy could have provided him with official documents. The arrests which took place there were followed by releases under judicial supervision. For the part concerning the consumer credit scam, the sector revolves around a certain "
Adama
», And a few henchmen responsible for collecting the sums and laundering them in relay accounts, or even abroad.