Overview

• On July 22, examining judges formally referred Dati to the Paris correctional tribunal on charges of corruption, concealment of abuse of power and passive influence-peddling alongside Carlos Ghosn.
• Paris prosecutors and the HATVP are analyzing two signalements that allege Dati omitted 19 pieces of jewellery worth €420,000 from her asset declaration.
• A separate complaint regarding €299,000 in undeclared GDF Suez fees for work in 2010–2011 has been transferred to the National Financial Prosecutor’s Office and is under review.
• The Paris prosecutor’s office is also examining a complaint for “outrage à magistrat” over Dati’s LCI remarks attacking judges’ conduct.
• Dati’s lawyers deny any irregularity in her declarations and she continues to receive public support from senior government figures who affirm her presumption of innocence.