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☆ US women’s cycling team suspended for dressing mechanic as rider to avoid disqualification from race
▼ + stars: | 2024-02-27 | by ( Matias Grez | ) edition.cnn.com time to read: +2 min

CNN —US women’s cycling team Cynisca has been suspended by the International Cycling Union (UCI), the sport’s global governing body, for perpetrating a “fraud” and dressing a mechanic as a rider in order to avoid disqualification from a race. “The above-mentioned members of the team were therefore all found to have participated in a fraud under article 12.4.008 of the UCI Regulations, with different levels of implication,” the UCI statement read. Van Haute, Barrett and Hicks no longer appear on Cynisca’s website as part of the 2024 roster and it is unclear if they have left the team. CNN has reached out to Cynisca Cycling for comment on the ruling and whether those individuals have left the team. The UCI said Van Haute “was found to be the main perpetrator” and suspended from all cycling activity until December 31, 2025, as well as being fined.

Persons: Cynisca’s, Danny Van Haute, Anna Hicks, Cara O’Neill, Katherine Sarkisov, Claire Windsor –, ”, Van Haute, Moira Barrett, Barrett, Hicks, Haute “, “ Organizations: CNN, International Cycling Union, UCI, Cynisca Cycling, Sport Locations: Belgium

As the subjects of a preliminary investigation, neither Arnault nor Sarkisov are suspects and neither has been accused of wrongdoing. The investigation, apparently ongoing, will not fail to prove this.”“Besides, who can seriously imagine that Mr Bernard Arnault, who has built the leading French and European company over 40 years, would engage money laundering to expand a hotel?” Laffont added. CNN has contacted Tracfin and Sarkisov for comment. LVMH is once again Europe’s biggest company by market capitalization, after being briefly dethroned last month by Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk (NVO). Arnault’s company encompasses luxury fashion and drinks brands such as Louis Vuitton and Moet & Chandon.

Persons: London CNN —, Bernard Arnault, ”, Arnault, Nikolai Sarkisov, Tracfin, Sarkisov, Arnault’s LVMH, Arnault’s, Jacqueline Laffont, Cheval, Laffont, Le, “, Elon Musk, Louis Vuitton, Moet, Chandon Organizations: London CNN, Paris Public Prosecutor’s Office, CNN, SNC, Bloomberg, Elon, Europe’s, Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk Locations: Paris, London, Russian, Sarkisov, Courchevel, Blanc, Cheval Blanc, “, Danish

☆ Billionaire Bernard Arnault hits back at 'absurd' and 'senseless' money laundering allegations
▼ + stars: | 2023-10-02 | by ( Elliot Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +1 min

Billionaire LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault has hit back at allegations of money laundering, after the Paris prosecutor's office confirmed it is investigating financial transactions between Arnault and Russian oligarch Nikolai Sarkisov. In a statement, Arnault's attorney, Jacqueline Laffont, said the allegations were "absurd and unfounded." The investigation, seemingly under way, will demonstrate these facts," she said in an emailed statement over the weekend. "Furthermore, who could seriously imagine that Bernard Arnault, who has developed over the past 40 years the leading French and European company, would pursue money laundering to expand a hotel? I believe the senseless nature of these allegations will be recognized by all."

Persons: Bernard Arnault, Nikolai Sarkisov, Jacqueline Laffont Organizations: Paris, Sarkisov Locations: Courchevel

☆ Deal targeted by probe involving LVMH's Arnault was legal, lawyer says
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-30 | by ( ) www.reuters.com time to read: +1 min

PARIS, Sept 30 (Reuters) - A financial transaction under investigation in France involving LVMH owner Bernard Arnault was carried out in full respect of the law, his lawyer said on Saturday. The Paris public prosecutor's office confirmed on Friday that it is investigating financial transactions involving Arnault and Russian businessman Nikolai Sarkisov. In France, a prelimary investigation does not necessarily imply wrongdoing by those concerned, for whom the presumption of innocence applies. An unidentified Tracfin official told Le Monde the transactions involving Arnault and Sarkisov, who both acted through a complex web of legal entities, could have been aimed at concealing the origins of the funds used. Reporting by Mimosa Spencer; writing by Leigh Thomas; editing by Christina FincherOur Standards: The Thomson Reuters Trust Principles.

Persons: Bernard Arnault, Nikolai Sarkisov, Sarkisov, Cheval, Jacqueline Laffont, Le, Mimosa Spencer, Leigh Thomas, Christina Fincher Organizations: Reuters, Le Monde, Thomson Locations: France, Paris, Russian, Le, Cheval Blanc, Courcheval

☆ LVMH boss Bernard Arnault under investigation in Paris over Russian oligarch transactions
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( Elliot Smith | ) www.cnbc.com time to read: +2 min

Bernard Arnault, Chairman and CEO of LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton, attends a news conference to present the 2022 annual results of LVMH in Paris, France, January 26, 2023. The prosecutor's office declined to comment further on the ongoing investigations. The Paris public prosecutor's office is investigating LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault over financial transactions involving Russian oligarch Nikolai Sarkisov. "All transactions were carried out by French companies, through French notaries by French lawyers on all sides. He added that neither the company nor Sarkisov had received any request for documents from French authorities.

Persons: Bernard Arnault, LVMH Moet Hennessy Louis Vuitton, Le, Sarkisov, France's, Nikolai Sarkisov, Arnault, Igor Ivanov, Ivanov, LVMH Organizations: LVMH, CNBC Locations: Paris, France, Arnault, Belgium, Courchevel

☆ Authorities are investigating LVMH billionaire Bernard Arnault in potential money laundering probe
▼ + stars: | 2023-09-29 | by ( Phil Rosen | ) www.businessinsider.com time to read: +2 min

Officials alleged that Arnault paid Sarkisov about €20 million to own the assets. AdvertisementAdvertisementThe Paris public prosecutor's office said Friday that it is investigating billionaire LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault's dealings with Russian businessman Nikolai Sarkisov, according to multiple media reports. French daily newspaper Le Monde reported that officials are looking specifically into real estate transactions between the two individuals in the ski resort of Courchevel. In 2018, Le Monde said, Sarkisov purchased multiple properties in Courchevel using intermediary companies. Investigators told Le Monde that the transactions look like they masked the origin of the funds, and who the ultimate buyer actually was.

Persons: Bernard Arnault's, Nikolai Sarkisov, Arnault, —, Prosecutors, Le Monde, Sarkisov, Le, Le Monde's, Elon Musk, it's Organizations: Officials, Service, Le Monde, Bloomberg Locations: Russian, Courchevel, Paris

☆ Fostul președinte francez, Nicolas Sarkozy, suspectat de trafic de influență în favoarea unor oligarhi ruși
▼ + stars: | 2021-01-15 | by ( Publika.Md - Aici Sunt Știrile | ) www.publika.md time to read: +2 min

Fostul preşedinte francez Nicolas Sarkozy, judecat deja pentru corupţie şi trafic de influenţă pentru că și-ar fi finanțat campania electorală cu bani de la fostul dictator libian Muammar Gaddafi, este vizat acum de o nouă anchetă pentru trafic de influență, dar de data aceasta pentru presupusele sale legături cu niște oligarhi ruși, scrie digi24.ro. Parchetul Naţional Financiar (PNF) din Franța a confirmat pentru AFP că a deschis o anchetă preliminară pentru trafic de influenţă vizând activităţi de consiliere în Rusia ale fostului preşedinte Nicolas Sarkozy. Procurorii au în vedere și o eventuală acuzație de spălare de bani în scop infracțional. Nicolas Sarkozy ar fi primit deja o plată de 500.000 de euro în baza acestui contract, la începutul lui 2020, conform Mediapart. Potrivit Mediapart, AXA este un important client al cabinetului de avocatură Realyze, co-fondat în 1987 de Nicolas Sarkozy.

Persons: Nicolas Sarkozy, libian Muammar Gaddafi, preşedinte Nicolas Sarkozy . Procurorii, Sarkozy, Serghei, Nikolai Sarkisov, Justiţia, Reso, Nicolas Sarkozy ., Thierry Herzog Locations: libian, Franța, Rusia, preşedinte, Realyze

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