newspaper confirmed Lobarizian The French (Le Parisien) reported that the French financial prosecutor has opened a judicial investigation that directly concerns the President of the Republic, Emmanuel Macron, on charges of “illegal” financing for his election campaigns in 2017 and 2022.
Le Parisien added that the judicial investigation is examining the relationship between the head of state and the consultancy firm McKinsey, and the circumstances in which public negotiations with large sums of money for the American multinational have failed.
The French news site said 3 judges were assigned to lead the investigation, including Serge Tournier, a judge who followed up on a file of corruption allegations against former Prime Minister Francois Fillon in 2017, and a fictitious story by recruitment for his wife, Penelope.
Among the controversial deals, Le Parisien spoke of a research deal to “develop the teaching profession” in France, which cost the Education Ministry 500,000 euros, noting that McKinsey did not pay any corporate tax in France between 2011 and 2020, at a time when the number of its transactions, in 2020, was estimated at around 329 million euros.
These new investigations come a few months after the announcement by the French financial prosecution in early April of the opening of a judicial inquiry into allegations of money laundering and tax fraud against the American management consultancy McKinsey and its association with political circles close to President Macron.
The investigation – which began on March 31 and targeted McKinsey and her tax status in France – revealed she had been assigned several files related to the Judicial Investigation Service for funds, as well as advising the Macron government on virus vaccine strategy Crown.
