French Press Review

Latest update : 2010-09-10

Questions over links between Madoff and L’Oreal family fortune

FRENCH PAPERS, 10th September 2010: Liliane Bettencourt is never far from the French headlines these days, nor is one of her employees Patrice de Maistre. Now the manager of the L’Oreal heiress’s fortune is to be questioned in an investigation into links with Bernard Madoff’s ponzi scheme. This and other stories in today’s French press review.

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Articles in today’s French press review:

Le Parisien : A link between Bettencourt and Madoff?

Libération : Eric Woerth’s friends in online betting

Le Monde : The Legion of Honour and the monied classes

L’Equipe and Le Figaro : French judo champ Teddy Riner wins fifth world title

Le Parisien : French imam invents portable mosque

Le Parisien : Aston Martin from ‘Goldfinger’ up for sale, with gadgets intact!

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