https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from France in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed British-based bank HSBC has agreed to pay a €267.5 million fine to settle French claims over alleged dividend tax fraud, a widespread inquiry targeting several large banks, an AFP reporter confirmed Thursday. https://www.thelocal.fr/20260108/hsbc-to-pay-267-5-mn-euros-in-france-over-tax-fraud-claim Thu, 08 Jan 2026 15:52:44 +0100 hsbc-to-pay-267-5-mn-euros-in-france-over-tax-fraud-claim EU-sanctioned Russian billionaire Alexei Kuzmichev, an associate of Vladimir Putin, has been charged with tax fraud in France, the country's financial prosecutor said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20231102/russian-oligarch-charged-in-france-with-tax-fraud Thu, 02 Nov 2023 09:46:14 +0100 russian-oligarch-charged-in-france-with-tax-fraud A Paris court on Wednesday fined Swiss banking giant UBS 3.7 billion euros ($4.2 billion) in a tax fraud case, a record for France. https://www.thelocal.fr/20190220/breaking-french-court-hits-swiss-bank-ubs-with-37-billion-fine-in-french-tax-fraud-case Wed, 20 Feb 2019 14:58:58 +0100 breaking-french-court-hits-swiss-bank-ubs-with-37-billion-fine-in-french-tax-fraud-case A French appeals court ruled Friday that the heiress to the estate of fashion designer Nina Ricci will not serve jail time over her conviction for tax fraud, reducing an earlier sentence. https://www.thelocal.fr/20170519/heiress-to-nina-ricci-fortune-avoids-jail-for-tax-fraud Fri, 19 May 2017 14:02:45 +0200 heiress-to-nina-ricci-fortune-avoids-jail-for-tax-fraud Former French budget minister Jerome Cahuzac was slapped with a three year jail sentence on Thursday for hiding millions of euros abroad while he was meant to be leading a crackdown on tax dodgers at home. https://www.thelocal.fr/20161208/ex-french-budget-minister-faces-verdict-for Thu, 08 Dec 2016 12:33:44 +0100 ex-french-budget-minister-faces-verdict-for French police and tax officials raided the offices of US web giant Google on Tuesday as part of an ongoing probe into tax fraud, reports say. https://www.thelocal.fr/20160524/french-polcie-raid-google-offices-in-tax-fraud-probe Tue, 24 May 2016 15:13:16 +0200 french-polcie-raid-google-offices-in-tax-fraud-probe France's budget for 2016 has been given a timely boost to the tune of €2.4 billion thanks to French tax cheats coming clean. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150928/france-pulls-in-265-billion-from-tax-cheats Mon, 28 Sep 2015 17:25:29 +0200 france-pulls-in-265-billion-from-tax-cheats A Paris court on Monday sentenced Nina Ricci's heiress to a year in prison and handed her a million-euro fine for tax fraud, in the first ruling against a famous figure in the SwissLeaks scandal. https://www.thelocal.fr/20150414/nina-ricci-heiress-gets-prison-term-for-tax-fraud Tue, 14 Apr 2015 10:33:50 +0200 nina-ricci-heiress-gets-prison-term-for-tax-fraud French energy company GDF Suez said on Sunday it was surprised by Belgian press reports alleging it had tried to avoid paying local taxes and pledged to cooperate with any probe. https://www.thelocal.fr/20140216/energy-giant-astonished-by-tax-claims Sun, 16 Feb 2014 13:06:00 +0100 energy-giant-astonished-by-tax-claims The US government shutdown claimed another victim on Thursday, as the signing of a US-French agreement that battles tax evasion was delayed at the request of the Americans. https://www.thelocal.fr/20131011/us-french-tax-fraud-pact-derailed-by-shutdown Fri, 11 Oct 2013 10:51:01 +0200 us-french-tax-fraud-pact-derailed-by-shutdown It just gets worse and worse for France's ex-Budget Minister turned political pariah Jérôme Cahuzac. Facing a trial for tax fraud offences, he has been hit with a further charge of lying to the government, according to judicial sources. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130912/disgraced-ex-minister-hit-with-lying-charge Thu, 12 Sep 2013 10:53:36 +0200 disgraced-ex-minister-hit-with-lying-charge A former banker who threatened to blow the lid on a list of French politicians and "big names" with Swiss bank accounts fabricated the entire story, it was revealed on Friday. "This list never existed," his lawyer said. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130816/ex-banker-made-up-list-of-big-names-with-swiss-accounts Fri, 16 Aug 2013 15:09:00 +0200 ex-banker-made-up-list-of-big-names-with-swiss-accounts President François Hollande described the actions of disgraced ex-Budget Minister Jérôme Cahuzac on Wednesday as "an insult to the Republic" and vowed to introduce a new law on ministers' wealth. Cahuzac has been charged in a tax evasion probe. https://www.thelocal.fr/20130403/hollande-vows-new-law-on-ministers-wealth Wed, 03 Apr 2013 15:07:00 +0200 hollande-vows-new-law-on-ministers-wealth