Five people were indicted in Paris last September, in particular for "
laundering of offenses committed in an organized gang
", for suspicion of illegal cash transactions within the Fnac Darty group, we learned on Wednesday July 6. from a judicial source, confirming information from Mediapart.
“
Five people were indicted in September on charges of money laundering in an organized gang and criminal association.
They have been placed under judicial supervision,
” a judicial source told AFP.
According to Mediapart, these are four Darty store managers and a regional manager.
The investigation site evokes “
the existence of a presumed illegal cash payment system in about fifteen Darty stores, located in Ile-de-France, overriding the law and tax obligations
”.
"
The responsibility of certain senior executives of Fnac-Darty
" could be questioned, says the site again.
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Contacted, the group told AFP that "
the ongoing investigation follows irregularities observed in a limited number of stores of one of the subsidiaries
", Darty.
“
The Group brought these actions to the attention of the Paris public prosecutor as early as January 2021. The Fnac Darty group filed a complaint for acts of which it considers itself to be the victim
”, added the company.
“
The Fnac Darty Group and its managers are cooperating closely with the judicial authorities in charge of the investigations
” and have “
appointed a firm to carry out an audit.
The audit report was sent upon receipt to the courts
,” it added.
Mediapart further claims that “
during the second and third confinement
”, Darty stores sold throughout France “
large household appliances (…) considered as + non-essential + products and prohibited for sale
”.
During the 2nd confinement in France, these shelves had been “
Made inaccessible to our customers
”, replied the group, and their sale “
Authorized only via online purchase, with two possibilities: home delivery or collection in store (click & collect)
”.
"
Our stores have been subject to numerous checks by the competent authorities (DGCCRF - the repression of fraud, editor's note - and the police) which have confirmed our proper application of the legal framework, without sanction.
“, insisted Fnac-Darty again.
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