Resigning from the government on Monday, after her declaration of assets was deemed "
undervalued
" by the High Authority for the transparency of public life (HATVP), the now ex-Minister of Territorial Communities, Caroline Cayeux, is suspected "
of facts likely to characterize a criminal offence
”.
To the point that the HATVP "
decided to inform the public prosecutor (...) in application of article 40 of the Code of criminal procedure
", as announced in a press release published this Tuesday afternoon.
The former mayor (ex-LR) of Beauvais (Oise) is suspected of two offences: "
false evaluation of his heritage
" as well as "
tax evasion
".