French – Arnaud Mimran Sentenced To 8 Years In Prison
A French court sentenced Arnaud Mimran, a tycoon who previously donated money to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, to eight years in prison on fraud charges.
A French court sentenced Arnaud Mimran, a tycoon who previously donated money to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, to eight years in prison on fraud charges.
PARIS – The transcript of Arnaud Mimran’s first interrogation in the case known as “the sting of the century” contradicts Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s claim that the only money he ever received from Mimran was a one-time donation of $40,000 in 2001.
הוא מכונה “עד המפתח” או “העד המרכזי”. השופט מכנה אותו “החוזר בתשובה שראה את האור”, התובע מתאר אותו כ”חבר הקנוניה שהביע חרטה ומוכן לסייע לצדק להיעשות”. כולם מדברים עליו — הסנגורים בנאומיהם, הנאשמים בהצהרותיהם, העיתונאים בשיחות הרקע.
PARIS – A key witness in a massive French fraud case known as the “sting of the century” is currently hiding out in Israel, a joint investigation by TOT and the French website Mediapart has discovered.
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu received $40,000 in 2001 from Arnaut Mimran, a French tycoon on trial for fraud, a statement by the Prime Minister’s Office on Monday said.
The Justice Ministry confirmed on Sunday night that Attorney-General Avichai Mandelblit has ordered a review of possibly non-reported millions in funds transferred from French billionaire Arno Mimran to Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu as part of the 2009 elections.
Prosecutors in the Paris trial of Arnaud Mimran and 11 other men accused of carbon VAT fraud in a case referred to in France as the “heist of the century” made their closing arguments last Thursday.