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Friday, March 07, 2025

Bernard Squarcini, the former head of France's domestic intelligence agency, was sentenced to four years in prison " two suspended " by a Paris court Friday for a range of charges including having obtained confidential information for luxury giant LMVH. This company is owned by one of the richest men in the world, Bernard Arnault, who has $150bn in assets. The oligarch testified during the trial but was never charged and denied any knowledge of a scheme to protect the luxury group.

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The disgraced ex-spy chief will see how billionaire Bernard Arnault takes care of him and his family after "taking one for the team." Sidenote: The former director of France's foreign intelligence agency (DGSE), Bernard Bajolet, is also jammed up for using "pressure tactics" against millionaire oligarch Alain Dumenil. The intersection of intelligence operatives and the world's elite is like looking at bacteria through a microscope.

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