NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Corruption scandals in the Paris region

In the 1980s and 1990s there were in the Paris region (Île-de-France) multiple instances of alleged and proved political corruption cases, as well as cases of abuse of public money and resources. Almost all involved members of the conservative Rally for the Republic (RPR) ruling party, which became the Union for a Popular Movement (UMP) in 2002. The 1980s decade refers to the years from 1980 to 1989, inclusive. ... The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive. ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world Paris is the capital and largest city of France, as well as the capital of the ÃŽle-de-France rÃ©gion, whose territory encompasses Paris and its suburbs. ... Capital Paris Area 12,011 kmÂ² Regional President Jean-Paul Huchon (PS) (since 1998) Population - 2004 estimate - 1999 census - Density (Ranked 1st) 11,264,000 10,952,011 938/kmÂ² (2004) Arrondissements 25 Cantons 317 Communes 1,281 DÃ©partements Essonne Hauts-de-Seine Paris Seine-Saint-Denis Seine-et... In broad terms, political corruption is the misuse of public (governmental) power for illegitimate, usually secret, private advantage. ... Conservatism or political conservatism is any of several historically related political philosophies or political ideologies. ... The Rally for the Republic, also known by its French acronym RPR (Rassemblement pour la RÃ©publique), was a French political party. ... The Union for a Popular Movement, initially named the Union for a Presidential Majority, and in both cases also known by its French acronym UMP (Union pour un Mouvement Populaire and Union pour la MajoritÃ© PrÃ©sidentielle, respectively) is a French center-right, conservative political party. ...

1 The central role of Jacques Chirac
2 Vote rigging in Paris
3 Manipulated biddings for public procurement
4 Fictional jobs in government offices
- 4.1 City of Paris
- 4.2 Essonne
5 Illegal use of government services
- 5.1 Usage of City of Paris gardening services for private purposes
6 References
7 See also

The central role of Jacques Chirac

Jacques Chirac was mayor of Paris from 1977 to 1995 and has been named in several cases of alleged corruption and abuse, some of which have already led to felony convictions. (helpÂ· info) CQ, (born November 29, 1932 in Paris) is a French politician who is currently President of the French Republic. ... For the album by Ash, see 1977 (album). ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Jacques Chirac, as current president of France, enjoys virtual immunity from prosecution for acts preceding his tenure as president, following from decision 98-408 DC of the Constitutional Council on January 22, 1999 ^[1]. This decision itself was highly controversial: the council was consulted on the treaty establishing the International Criminal Court, not about the status of the president with respect to the national criminal justice system. At the time, the president of the council was Roland Dumas, who later had to retire from his functions because of his implication in the Elf Aquitaine scandal [1]. The President of France, known officially as the President of the Republic (Président de la République in French), is Frances elected Head of State. ... A republican guard giving directions to visitors at the front entrance of the Constitutional Council The Constitutional Council (Conseil Constitutionnel) was established by the Constitution of the Fifth Republic on 4 October 1958. ... January 22 is the 22nd day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Official logo of the ICC. The International Criminal Court (ICC) was established in 2002 as a permanent tribunal to prosecute individuals for genocide, crimes against humanity, and war crimes, as defined by several international agreements, most prominently the Rome Statute of the International Criminal Court. ... Roland Dumas (born August 23, 1922) is a French Socialist politician who served as Foreign Minister under Laurent Fabius from 1984 to 1986, and again under Michel Rocard, Edith Cresson, and Pierre BÃ©rÃ©govoy from 1988 to 1993. ... Elf logo Elf Aquitaine is a former French oil company merged with TotalFina to form TotalFinaElf. ...

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On October 10, 2001, the Court of Cassation ruled that, while the president cannot be prosecuted by normal judicial means during his mandate, such an impossibility suspends the delays of prescription (statute of limitation). If Jacques Chirac does not run for office again in 2007 or is not re-elected, he may then be prosecuted on the several affairs he is involved in. This might explain why in 2003 some in the presidential entourage floated around the idea of Chirac running for a third term. October 10 is the 283rd day of the year (284th in Leap years). ... 2001: A Space Odyssey. ... The Cour de cassation is the main court of last resort in France. ... Prescription has various meanings. ... A statute of limitations is a statute in a common law legal system setting forth the maximum period of time, after certain events, that legal proceedings based on those events may begin. ... 2007 (MMVII) will be a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 2003 (MMIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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Vote rigging in Paris

In several districts of Paris, people were allegedly illegally registered on the electoral rolls in an attempt to modify the outcome of elections. In some particularly egregious cases, people were registered at the address of a hotel or of a shop. This article is being considered for deletion in accordance with Wikipedias deletion policy. ...

In the 3rd arrondissement, 859 (being 5% of the registered voters) were, according to enquiries, fraudulously registered on the electoral rolls between 1988 and 1995.[2]

In the 5th arrondissement, mayor Jean Tiberi, his wife Xavière Tiberi and alleged accomplices were put under formal investigation. According to the instruction, 7,228 people were fraudulently registered in the 5th arrondissement in 1997 and 3,315 of them voted when Jean Tiberi was elected deputy with 2,725 votes more than his opponent. At the Paris research section of the gendarmerie there exists a large whiteboard pointing out the connections between the people allegedly involved; the most prominent names are "Chirac, Jacques" and "Tiberi, Jean". [3] On March 21, 2005, Jean Tiberi was put under criminal investigation for his alleged role in the altered electoral rolls ^[2]. He denied having had anything to do with the action and pointed that he was re-elected by wide majorities, thus not needing fake voters.

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Manipulated biddings for public procurement

Hauts de Seine housing projects

Conservative MP Charles Pasqua was allegedly involved in a kickback scheme for works on the public housing projects of the Hauts de Seine département. Charles Pasqua (born April 18, French businessman and politician. ... Hauts-de-Seine is a dÃ©partement in France. ... The dÃ©partements (or departments) are administrative units of France, roughly analogous to British counties. ...

Paris public housing projects

There was a shock when a videocassette of businessman Jean-Claude Méry was disclosed after his death in 1999. Daily newspaper Le Monde published its integrality in September 2000. In this videocassette, Méry gave many details about the kickback schemes in the Paris region; in particular, he said that he delivered FRF 5 million in cash to Michel Roussin, chief of staff of then prime minister Jacques Chirac, "in Chirac's presence". "We only work on Mr. Chirac's orders," Méry said in the video. It is on these grounds that investigative magistrate Eric Halphen summoned president Jacques Chirac in March 2001 as witness, before estimating that they were sufficients "clues" to think about his investigation. In September 2001, the Paris Appeal Court cancels part of the procedure on procedural vices, and takes the affair out of judge Halphen's hands. In February 2005, investigative magistrate Armand Riberolles, who succeeded to Halphen, abandonned charges against Jean Tiberi (who succeeded to Chirac as mayor of Paris), whom, as former president of the OPAC (Office Public d'Aménagement et de Construction) of Paris, was prosecuted for "complicity" in corruption (complicité de trafic d'influence). ^[3] [4] 1999 (MCMXCIX) was a common year starting on Friday, and was designated the International Year of Older Persons by the United Nations. ... Le Monde is a French daily evening newspaper with a circulation in 2002 of 389,200. ... French Franc. ... Michel Roussin (May 3, 1939, Rabat, Morocco) was the chief of staff of Alexandre de Marenches, who directed the SDECE French secret service until the May 1981 election of FranÃ§ois Mitterrand as president of the Republic. ... (helpÂ· info) CQ, (born November 29, 1932 in Paris) is a French politician who is currently President of the French Republic. ... Jean Tiberi (January 30, 1935) is a French politician who was mayor of Paris from May 22, 1995 to March 18, 2003. ...

In January 2006, only CEOs were thus prosecuted in the trial, but not one politician. 49 businessmen, among them Francis Poullain, CEO of SAR company and close to Chirac, were prosecuted. According to Le Monde, this trial was met with "relative indifference". The previous investigations had led to the resignation of magistrate Eric Halphen after several cases of intimidation and a tight struggle against the executive power. Personalities such as Michel Roussin, Robert Pandraud or Jean Tiberi, former mayor of Paris, had all been previously acquitted. Investigative magistrate Armand Riberolles, who succeeded to Eric Halphen, wrote that the "instruction hadn't been able to formally establish the personal involvement of responsibles members of the leading echelons of the RPR", while noting that "a large number of testimonies, cross-checked by various factual elements, show that Jean-Claude Méry had receive as mission to insure the financing of the RPR's political activities by collecting funds, in particular through the firms working with the OPAC." ^[4] All procedures leading to president Jacques Chirac had been cancelled in September 2001 by the Paris Court of Appeal, leading to the resignation of judge Halphen. Thus only CEOs were finally prosecuted ^[5]. Le Monde is a French daily evening newspaper with a circulation in 2002 of 389,200. ... Michel Roussin (May 3, 1939, Rabat, Morocco) was the chief of staff of Alexandre de Marenches, who directed the SDECE French secret service until the May 1981 election of FranÃ§ois Mitterrand as president of the Republic. ... Jean Tiberi (January 30, 1935) is a French politician who was mayor of Paris from May 22, 1995 to March 18, 2003. ... RPR can refer to: The Syphilis test Rapid Plasma Reagin Rassemblement pour la République - a French Gaullist political party. ... (helpÂ· info) CQ, (born November 29, 1932 in Paris) is a French politician who is currently President of the French Republic. ... 2001 : January - February - March - April - May - June - July - August - September - October - November - December Events: September 4 - Google Inc. ... Court of Appeals is the title of certain appellate courts in various jurisdictions. ...

Highschools and other works of the Île-de-France region

About 40 are under investigation for the alleged corruption at the Île-de-France regional council. [5] Enquiries showed that 2% of the payments from the Île-de-France council to companies involved in building or repairs on the region's highschools were to be channeled as kickbacks to political parties, either through legal contributions (permitted under the January 15, 1990 law then in force), or through cash deliveries of fictitious employment (i.e. staff of political parties or politicians being paid by the involved companies). According to the enquiry, 1.2% went to the RPR, 0.8% to the French Socialist Party. Michel Giraud, then president of the region, is one of the prime suspects. Capital Paris Area 12,011 kmÂ² Regional President Jean-Paul Huchon (PS) (since 1998) Population - 2004 estimate - 1999 census - Density (Ranked 1st) 11,264,000 10,952,011 938/kmÂ² (2004) Arrondissements 25 Cantons 317 Communes 1,281 DÃ©partements Essonne Hauts-de-Seine Paris Seine-Saint-Denis Seine-et... This article is about political corruption. ... January 15 is the 15th day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about the year. ... The Rally for the Republic, also known by its French acronym RPR (Rassemblement pour la RÃ©publique), was a French political party. ... The emblem of the French Socialist Party The Socialist Party (Parti Socialiste or PS), founded in 1969, is the main opposition party in France. ...

The following companies admitted to such practices: Sicra, Baudin Châteauneuf, GTM, Bouygues, Nord-France, Dumez, Chagnaud, Fougerolles. The Bouygues group is a French industrial group founded in 1952 by Francis Bouygues and since 1989 led by his son Martin Bouygues. ...

In March 2005, the case went to trial before the Paris correctional court ^[6] ^[7]

Fictional jobs in government offices

City of Paris

During the tenure of Jacques Chirac as mayor of Paris, some people paid by the city government actually worked (full time) for the RPR party.

Alain Juppé, former secretary-general of the RPR (1988-1995) and former deputy mayor in charge of finances of the City of Paris (1983-1995) was prosecuted along with accomplices Louise-Yvonne Casetta and Patrick Stefanini. On January 31, 2004, Alain Juppé was sentenced by the correctional court of Nanterre to 18 month suspended sentence, as well as the deprivation of the right to vote for 5 years and the right to run for national office for 10 years (reduced on appeal to one year). On December 1, 2004, the Versailles court of appeals reduced the sentence to a 14 month suspended sentence and a deprivation of the right to hold political office for one year. Juppé did not go to the Court of Cassation over this sentence, and had to resign from his position as mayor of Bordeaux. Alain Marie JuppÃ© (born August 15, 1945) is a French politician; among other positions, he was Prime Minister of France from 1995 to 1997. ... 1988 (MCMLXXXVIII) was a leap year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1983 (MCMLXXXIII) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... January 31 is the 31st day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Nanterre is a French city, a suburb of Paris, and the prefecture of the Hauts-de-Seine dÃ©partement. ... A suspended sentence is a legal construct. ... December 1 is the 335th (in leap years the 336th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Versailles in 1789. ... The Cour de cassation is the main court of last resort in France. ... City motto: Lilia sola regunt lunam undas castra leonem. ...

Another scandal erupted after the ruling when the judges of the Nanterre court alleged that their offices and computers had been searched. President Jacques Chirac ordered an administration enquiry commission, composed of high-level magistrates (the vice-president of the Council of State, and the first presidents of the Court of Cassation and the Court of Auditors), to investigate the matter. This decision was criticized because there was no legal nor constitutional basis for it: normally, questions of judicial honesty are handled by the Conseil Supérieur de la Magistrature (CSM), which (politely) protested Chirac's action. The Nanterre judges refused to be heard by the commission, arguing they should see the CSM. The commission concluded that there had been security lapses at the Nanterre court, but did not conclude to any actual wrongdoing. A criminal investigation has also been opened. Nanterre is a French city, a suburb of Paris, and the prefecture of the Hauts-de-Seine dÃ©partement. ... (helpÂ· info) CQ, (born November 29, 1932 in Paris) is a French politician who is currently President of the French Republic. ... The Council of State is the name of an organ of government in many states, and especially in republics. ... The Cour de cassation is the main court of last resort in France. ... The European Court of Auditors is one of five institutions of the European Union. ...

On December 3, 2004, the Court of Cassation ruled that a court of appeals had incorrectly ruled that some cases of employments or payments received from the City of Paris (under the Chirac and Tiberi administrations) for fictitious work felled under prescription (statute of limitations). The court announced that the cases were now referred to the Versailles Court of Appeals. The current administration of the City of Paris, led by Socialist mayor Bertrand Delanoë, had appealed the prescription ruling before the Court of Cassation. Among the suspects are the deputy of Paris Jean de Gaulle, former minister Robert Pandraud etc ^[8]. December 3 is the 337th (in leap years the 338th) day of the year in the Gregorian calendar. ... 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Cour de cassation is the main court of last resort in France. ... Court of Appeals is the title of certain appellate courts in various jurisdictions. ... (helpÂ· info) CQ, (born November 29, 1932 in Paris) is a French politician who is currently President of the French Republic. ... Jean Tiberi (January 30, 1935) is a French politician who was mayor of Paris from May 22, 1995 to March 18, 2003. ... Prescription has various meanings. ... A statute of limitations is a statute in a common law legal system setting forth the maximum period of time, after certain events, that legal proceedings based on those events may begin. ... Bertrand DelanoÃ« in July 2005 Bertrand DelanoÃ« (born May 30, 1950; (pronounced dÃ«-la-no-e) (helpÂ· info)) is a French politician, currently the mayor of Paris. ... The Palais Bourbon, front The French National Assembly (French: AssemblÃ©e nationale) is one of the two houses of the bicameral Parliament of France under the Fifth Republic. ...

Essonne

Xavière Tiberi, the spouse of mayor of Paris Jean Tiberi, received FRF 200,000 (approx. €30,000) for a report on francophonie for the general council of the Essonne département. This 36-page report, possibly written after the payment as a justification, was extremely poorly written and contained numerous spelling and grammatical mistakes. [6] XaviÃ¨re Tiberi is the spouse of former mayor of Paris Jean Tiberi. ... Jean Tiberi (January 30, 1935) is a French politician who was mayor of Paris from May 22, 1995 to March 18, 2003. ... French Franc. ... The euro (plural euro, symbol: â‚¬; banking code: EUR) is the official currency of the European Union and single currency for over 300 million Europeans in the following twelve European Union member states: Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal and Spain; collectively also known as... Francophony a UK based company whose aim at portraying French speaking art and culture through a magazine and other projects. ... The French dÃ©partement of Essonne is part of the rÃ©gion of ÃŽle-de-France. ... The dÃ©partements (or departments) are administrative units of France, roughly analogous to British counties. ... Proper spelling is the writing of a word or words with all necessary letters and diacritics present in an accepted, conventional order. ... Grammar is the study of rules governing the use of language. ...

Illegal use of government services

Usage of City of Paris gardening services for private purposes

In 2004, mayor Bertrand Delanoë filed a complaint for the past abuse of City of Paris gardening services for private purposes, estimating the public losses to at least €700,000. Individuals close to the RPR allegedly enjoyed free gardening services from City of Paris employees in their houses of the upscale areas of Paris and suburbs. City supplies were allegedly also taken for private usage ^[9]. 2004 (MMIV) was a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Bertrand DelanoÃ« in July 2005 Bertrand DelanoÃ« (born May 30, 1950; (pronounced dÃ«-la-no-e) (helpÂ· info)) is a French politician, currently the mayor of Paris. ... The Eiffel Tower has become a symbol of Paris throughout the world Paris is the capital and largest city of France, as well as the capital of the ÃŽle-de-France rÃ©gion, whose territory encompasses Paris and its suburbs. ... The euro (plural euro, symbol: â‚¬; banking code: EUR) is the official currency of the European Union and single currency for over 300 million Europeans in the following twelve European Union member states: Austria, Belgium, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Italy, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, Portugal and Spain; collectively also known as... The Rally for the Republic, also known by its French acronym RPR (Rassemblement pour la RÃ©publique), was a French political party. ...

References

↑ La responsabilité pénale du Chef de l'Etat (A Legal Analysis of Presidential Immunity)
↑ “Jean Tiberi a été mis en examen dans le dossier des "faux électeurs",” Le Monde, March 21, 2005.
↑ ((French)) "Le tribunal examine le scandale de corruption des HLM de Paris, naguère affaire d'Etat", in Le Monde, Mercredi 25 janvier 2006."
↑ ((French)) In "Le tribunal examine le scandale de corruption des HLM de Paris, naguère affaire d'Etat", in Le Monde, Mercredi 25 janvier 2006."
↑ “Feu l'affaire des HLM de Paris,” Le Monde, March 14, 2006.
↑ “Marchés publics: pas de corrélation entre «dons» aux partis et marchés publics, selon un entrepreneur,” Associated Press, undated.
↑ “Au procès des marchés publics d'Ile-de-France, les accusations sélectives de Claude-Annick Tissot,” Le Monde, March 31, 2005.
↑ “Rebondissements dans une affaire d'emplois fictifs,” Agence France Presse, December 3, 2004.
↑ See Le Canard Enchaîné, March 31, 2004

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