14.06.2016 - 06:24 [ Haaretz ]

France Likely to Probe French Tycoon‘s Transfer of Funds to Destinations in Israel

A Paris prosecutor is expected to launch an investigation into gifts and money from Arnaud Mimran, the main suspect in the so-called “fraud of the century” trial, to destinations in Israel, a legal official in France has told Haaretz.

The Paris district financial prosecutor will have to decide whether to probe the activities of Track Performance Ltd., a company owned jointly by Mimran and French MP Meir Habib, who is a close associate of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu.