"
The National Financial Prosecutor's Office confirms the carrying out today of multiple search operations in five establishments located in Paris and La Défense
," the statement said.
They are part of five preliminary investigations opened on December 16 and 17, 2021 on the count of aggravated money laundering of aggravated tax evasion, and for some of aggravated tax evasion relating to the so-called "CumCum" fraud scheme, it is
specified
.
According to
Le Monde,
Société Générale, BNP Paribas, Exane (a subsidiary of BNP), Natixis and HSBC are targeted.
More information to come...