Paris, Sept. 29 – France is investigating French billionaire Bernard Arnault. The owner of the luxury goods business empire LVMH (LVMH) and Mr. Nikolai Sarkisov, a Russian billionaire, have been charged with money laundering.
French prosecutor said Two billionaires were questioned over transactions at Courchevel, a luxury ski resort in the Alps. AFP quoted a source as saying: Financial Intelligence Unit The French Ministry of Economy is leading the investigation. But it has not been concluded whether a crime has been committed or not.
Le Monde newspaper, citing financial intelligence, said Sarkisov, 55, bought 14 houses at the ski resort for a total of 16 million euros (about 10 million baht) at the time from a seller in in 2018, in a complex transaction involving companies in France, Luxembourg and Cyprus, although he is believed to have been the buyer. But his name is not listed on La Fleche, the company that made the purchase. The company also bought three houses belonging to another company owned by Sarkisov. This gave him a profit of 1.2 million euros (approximately 46 million baht).
As for Mr. Arnault, 74, the world’s second-richest man after Elon Musk, it is suspected of lending Mr. Sarkisov 18.3 million euros (about 707 million baht) in the transaction. And later it was believed that Mr. Arnault owned a donkey. Equal to owning the entire house by default The intelligence agency stated that The change of ownership may be in order to conceal the origin of the money and the names of the true beneficiaries. While prosecutors believe Mr. Sarkisov received 2 million euros (about 77 million baht) from this act. But it is still unclear how much of the loan he actually paid. – Thai News Agency
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2023-09-29 10:07:00
