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Casino CEO Jean-Charles Naouri in custody as part of an investigation for price manipulation

Casino CEO Jean-Charles Naouri was taken into police custody on Thursday at the premises of the Paris judicial police as part of an investigation for price manipulation and insider trading in particular, we learned from a source.

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Casino CEO Jean-Charles Naouri in custody as part of an investigation for price manipulation

Casino CEO Jean-Charles Naouri was taken into police custody on Thursday at the premises of the Paris judicial police as part of an investigation for price manipulation and insider trading in particular, we learned from a source. close to the file. The CEO is interviewed by the Financial Brigade, said this source, confirming information from the JDD.

The preliminary investigation was opened in 2020 by the National Financial Prosecutor's Office (PNF) for "price manipulation in an organized gang, active and passive private corruption" and "insider trading". It follows a report from the Autorité des marchés financiers (AMF) and relates to facts that date back to 2018 and 2019.

According to a source familiar with the matter, this investigation concerns the links between Jean-Charles Naouri and the Casino group with press boss Nicolas Miguet. Contacted, Jean-Charles Naouri's lawyer, Me Marie-Alix Canu-Bernard, did not respond. Asked, Me Sébastien Schapira, who also represents him, could not be reached immediately. In May 2022, AMF investigators visited the group's headquarters as well as the home of Jean-Charles Naouri.

Casino formalized on Friday its entry into a conciliation procedure for a period of four months in order to renegotiate its large debt, announcing its desire to sell a hundred supermarkets and hypermarkets to the Intermarché group. Casino, which employs more than 50,000 people in France and 200,000 worldwide under many brands, has been struggling for years to get out of debt, so far without success.

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