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Paris Prosecutor Opens Probe Into Rachida Dati’s Alleged Undeclared Jewelry

The step follows media reports alleging omissions from her asset declarations under France’s transparency rules.

Une enquête a été ouverte à la suite des signalements sur des bijoux que la ministre de la culture démissionnaire Rachida Dati aurait omis de déclarer à la Haute Autorité pour la transparence de la vie publique, a indiqué le parquet de Paris, mardi 16 septembre 2025.
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Une enquête a été ouverte visant la non-déclaration de bijoux de luxe de Rachida Dati à la Haute autorité pour la transparence de la vie publique (HATVP).

Overview

  • The investigation was opened on September 16 and entrusted to the Paris police financial and anti-corruption brigade (BFAC).
  • Libération reported in April that 19 pieces worth about €420,000, said to be gifts from Henri Proglio between 2017 and 2023, were absent from her HATVP filings.
  • French officials must declare valuables individually worth over €10,000 to the HATVP, with potential penalties of up to three years in prison and a €45,000 fine.
  • Rachida Dati, a resigned culture minister and Paris mayoral candidate, denies any wrongdoing, has signaled a defamation suit, and her June 2024 declaration listed about €5.6 million with no jewelry.
  • Separately, she has been referred to the Paris correctional court alongside Carlos Ghosn for corruption and influence-peddling, with a September 29 audience that could set trial dates.