The media learned about the detention of Louvre employees for ticket fraud

The French police have eliminated a criminal network involved in ticket fraud at the Louvre. This was reported on February 12 by the newspaper Le Parisien, citing law enforcement agencies.

According to the newspaper, nine people were detained during the special operation, including two museum employees and several professional guides.

According to the investigation, the fraudulent network began operating in the summer of 2024. It included ticket office staff, tour operators, and guides. The group specialized in deceiving foreign tourists, mostly Chinese citizens. The attackers sold fake tickets, organized excursions at significantly inflated prices, and violated the regulations established by the museum.

"Three cars, €130,000 in cash, almost €200,000 in bank accounts, as well as several bank safes with the same amount of money inside were seized," the publication says.

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Agence France Presse reported on February 6 that a French court sentenced British fraudster Robert Hendy-Freegard, whose biography formed the basis of the Netflix documentary "The Spy Who Did not Exist," to six years in prison. It was clarified that in 2005, a London court sentenced Hendy-Freegard to life in prison for kidnapping, deceiving and stealing more than £1 million ($1.24 million) from students and women, posing as a spy for MI5, the British domestic intelligence service.

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