Overview
- The 89-year-old actress reported unauthorized transactions carried out without her consent, according to filings cited by Tribune de Genève.
- The complaint, lodged in September with the canton of Vaud, alleges conduct that could constitute breach of trust, document falsification and money laundering.
- Losses are estimated at about 18 million Swiss francs, with funds suspected to have been funneled into contemporary art purchases and other questionable assets.
- The wealth manager named, Éric Freymond, died by suicide weeks after being questioned in Paris in a separate probe involving Hermès heir Nicolas Puech.
- Andress’s lawyers describe an elaborate deception involving numerous actors and structures, and authorities are now focused on asset tracing and potential accomplices.