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Parquet national financier

Parquet national financier

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The Parquet national financier (PNF) is a French judicial institution proposed in late 2013 that is responsible for tracking down serious economic and financial crime. Since its installation on 1 March 2014, the financial public prosecutor deals with highly complex cases for which he has jurisdiction throughout France. Since 2019, it had been directed by Jean-François Bohnert.[1][2]

Notable cases

  • 2022 – In November 2022, PNF opened a preliminary investigation into the organisation of the 2023 Rugby World Cup, which would look into whether there had been any corruption or favouritism regarding it.[3][4]
  • 2017 – From 2017 to 2021, the PNF conducted a preliminary probe against former Prime Minister François Fillon for embezzlement and concealment, alleging he used public funds to pay an assistant who helped him write a book that was published in 2015.[5]
  • 2020 - From 2013 to 2020 Airbus was investigated for corruption resulting in a major settlement[6] with an extension following in 2022.[7]

References

  1. "Qu'est-ce que le PNF, Parquet national financier?".
  2. Richard Lough and Benoit van Overstraeten (3 September 2021), Former French PM Fillon faces second financial misconduct probe Reuters.
  3. Philippin, Martine Orange, Yann. "Airbus paye 3,6 milliards d'euros pour solder douze ans de "corruption massive"". Mediapart (in French). Retrieved 2023-06-29.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  4. Jabkhiro, Juliette (2022-11-30). "Airbus to settle Libya, Kazakhstan bribery probe with fine". Reuters. Retrieved 2023-06-29.



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