Overview

• The Paris prosecutor’s office told AFP it is investigating whether Dati omitted jewelry from her mandatory asset filing following complaints alleging a possible violation.
• Libération reported in April that the items were worth about €420,000, while Blast estimated the value at up to €600,000.
• French ministers must submit asset and interest declarations to the HATVP upon taking office, and items valued over €10,000 must be reported.
• In May, Dati said on France Inter that she had nothing to regularize and had never made errors in her declarations.
• She is also implicated in a separate corruption and influence case linked to Carlos Ghosn, with a trial date expected to be set on 29 September.