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Montauban Councillor Convicted of Abusing 98-Year-Old Receives Suspended Six-Month Sentence

A 2023 bank alert prompted investigators to examine pressure tactics, including an attempted guardianship move.

Danielle Amouroux (à droite) avait élu élue en 2020 conseillère municipale sur la liste de Brigitte Barèges (au micro).
Photo d’illustration : le tribunal correctionnel de Montauban a condamné mardi à six mois de prison avec sursis une conseillère municipale pour abus de faiblesse, après avoir soutiré 56.000 euros à un homme de 98 ans.
Me Élodie Cipière, avocate de la partie civile, Matthieu, le petit-fils et Egidio, l’homme de bientôt 98 ans reconnu victime.

Overview

  • The tribunal gave the 76-year-old LR/UDR municipal councillor a six-month suspended prison term with probation.
  • She was ordered to repay €56,154.38 to the victim, plus €1,500 in moral damages and €600 in legal costs.
  • Judges found she obtained 41 cheques between 2018 and 2023, with 23 signed by her and the remainder signed by the nonagenarian.
  • Absent from the hearing for medical reasons, she acknowledged the facts and apologized through her lawyer after previously denying culpability during the investigation.
  • The case was triggered when a banker reported her push to be named on the man’s life insurance, and the probe also uncovered a notarial bid to place him under guardianship.