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Gims Placed Under Formal Investigation in French Money-Laundering Probe

Prosecutors are examining a cross-border scheme linked to a Marrakech real-estate venture he promoted.

Overview

  • Gims was arrested at the Paris airport, held in custody, then released under judicial supervision with orders to report his movements.
  • The formal step, called mis en examen in French law, opens a judge-led inquiry and does not mean he is guilty.
  • The national anti-crime prosecutor’s office is probing a structured network that allegedly cleaned illicit cash through real companies and shell firms.
  • Investigators are scrutinizing the €100 million Projet Sunset near Marrakech that Gims touted, with Horizon’s manager saying he put in no money and only lent his image.
  • Reporting describes funds routed through false invoices in France before transfers to companies in Portugal, Hungary, and Bulgaria, a pattern now central to the case.