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Marseille Court Employees Placed Under Formal Investigation Over Leaks to DZ Mafia Contacts

This is the first case to reach formal proceedings from Marseille’s new anti-corruption unit targeting low-level corruption linked to narcotrafficking.

Overview

  • Two administrative staffers, aged 24 and 26, allegedly misused access to judicial systems to consult confidential files and share details with a partner or ex-partner tied to the DZ Mafia.
  • The younger suspect is accused of roughly fifty illicit lookups in 2024–2025, including homicide cases, while the older allegedly accessed files repeatedly from January 2023 to July 2025.
  • Investigators identified queries in sensitive platforms such as Cassiopée, Genesis and Romeo, which store case records, detainee data and judicial logistics.
  • The 24-year-old allegedly received 18 bank transfers totaling €3,600 plus gifts and trips; both women were placed under judicial supervision with workplace and access bans.
  • The ex-boyfriend was also placed under formal investigation for active corruption and concealment, and the prosecutor has appealed rulings that rejected pretrial detention for all three, as the unit handles 18 similar dossiers.