The Blois public prosecutor's office has opened a preliminary investigation into the use of public funds by the deputy of Loir-et-Cher Guillaume Peltier, denounced in a Mediapart investigation in November, the public prosecutor of Blois Frédéric announced on Monday January 24. Chevalier.
The investigation entrusted to the economic and financial division of the Orleans research section must “
verify the exact conditions of use of these funds
”, specifies the press release from the prosecution.
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In an article published in November, Mediapart accuses the deputy of having entrusted private missions to collaborators paid by public funds from the Centre-Val de Loire region of the National Assembly.
According to the online media investigation, collaborators of the former LR regional councilor as well as parliamentary collaborators were employed in the politician's micro-parties or for the promotion of his book "
Milieu de cordée
" published in October 2019.
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Former number 2 of LR where he had gradually fallen out of favor, Guillaume Peltier joined the far-right presidential candidate Eric Zemmour two weeks ago.
He has been elected deputy of Loir-et-Cher since 2017 and departmental councilor since 2021.
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