Overview
- Paris prosecutor launched a preliminary judicial investigation after a July 2024 Tracfin alert flagged atypical transactions benefiting five CRS officers and three private security agents
- The probe has been entrusted to the Division nationale des enquêtes of the IGPN, highlighting tighter oversight of gifts to public servants
- Le Canard Enchaîné reports Mbappé issued cheques totaling €180,300 for undeclared private services, including accompaniment on trips to Cameroon and Provence
- Mbappé’s entourage and the CRS commandant’s lawyer maintain the transfers were lawful gifts under established team-bonus redistribution practices
- An autumn disciplinary council will assess whether the commandant must reimburse salaries deemed improperly received