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Guillain Mejane Trial - Paris

Guillain Mejane arrives at the Paris court for the verdict in his trial for this swindle. Paris, France, March 28, 2024. The 41-year-old man, dubbed by the press the "Madoff of Maine-et-Loire" after the famous American swindler, is suspected of defrauding dozens of investors in Maine-et-Loire by persuading them to invest millions of euros in a Hong Kong-based hedge fund. The National Financial Prosecutor's Office (PNF) has called for him to be sentenced to five years' imprisonment, including three years' imprisonment, and fined € 100,000 for fraud, tax fraud laundering and the illegal provision of financial services. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Guillain Mejane Trial - Paris

Guillain Mejane arrives at the Paris court for the verdict in his trial for this swindle. Paris, France, March 28, 2024. The 41-year-old man, dubbed by the press the "Madoff of Maine-et-Loire" after the famous American swindler, is suspected of defrauding dozens of investors in Maine-et-Loire by persuading them to invest millions of euros in a Hong Kong-based hedge fund. The National Financial Prosecutor's Office (PNF) has called for him to be sentenced to five years' imprisonment, including three years' imprisonment, and fined € 100,000 for fraud, tax fraud laundering and the illegal provision of financial services. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Guillain Mejane Trial - Paris

Guillain Mejane arrives at the Paris court for the verdict in his trial for this swindle. Paris, France, March 28, 2024. The 41-year-old man, dubbed by the press the "Madoff of Maine-et-Loire" after the famous American swindler, is suspected of defrauding dozens of investors in Maine-et-Loire by persuading them to invest millions of euros in a Hong Kong-based hedge fund. The National Financial Prosecutor's Office (PNF) has called for him to be sentenced to five years' imprisonment, including three years' imprisonment, and fined € 100,000 for fraud, tax fraud laundering and the illegal provision of financial services. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Guillain Mejane Trial - Paris

Guillain Mejane arrives at the Paris court for the verdict in his trial for this swindle. Paris, France, March 28, 2024. The 41-year-old man, dubbed by the press the "Madoff of Maine-et-Loire" after the famous American swindler, is suspected of defrauding dozens of investors in Maine-et-Loire by persuading them to invest millions of euros in a Hong Kong-based hedge fund. The National Financial Prosecutor's Office (PNF) has called for him to be sentenced to five years' imprisonment, including three years' imprisonment, and fined € 100,000 for fraud, tax fraud laundering and the illegal provision of financial services. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Guillain Mejane Trial - Paris

Guillain Mejane arrives at the Paris court for the verdict in his trial for this swindle. Paris, France, March 28, 2024. The 41-year-old man, dubbed by the press the "Madoff of Maine-et-Loire" after the famous American swindler, is suspected of defrauding dozens of investors in Maine-et-Loire by persuading them to invest millions of euros in a Hong Kong-based hedge fund. The National Financial Prosecutor's Office (PNF) has called for him to be sentenced to five years' imprisonment, including three years' imprisonment, and fined € 100,000 for fraud, tax fraud laundering and the illegal provision of financial services. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Guillain Mejane Trial - Paris

Guillain Mejane arrives at the Paris court for the verdict in his trial for this swindle. Paris, France, March 28, 2024. The 41-year-old man, dubbed by the press the "Madoff of Maine-et-Loire" after the famous American swindler, is suspected of defrauding dozens of investors in Maine-et-Loire by persuading them to invest millions of euros in a Hong Kong-based hedge fund. The National Financial Prosecutor's Office (PNF) has called for him to be sentenced to five years' imprisonment, including three years' imprisonment, and fined € 100,000 for fraud, tax fraud laundering and the illegal provision of financial services. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Guillain Mejane Trial - Paris

Guillain Mejane arrives at the Paris court for the verdict in his trial for this swindle. Paris, France, March 28, 2024. The 41-year-old man, dubbed by the press the "Madoff of Maine-et-Loire" after the famous American swindler, is suspected of defrauding dozens of investors in Maine-et-Loire by persuading them to invest millions of euros in a Hong Kong-based hedge fund. The National Financial Prosecutor's Office (PNF) has called for him to be sentenced to five years' imprisonment, including three years' imprisonment, and fined € 100,000 for fraud, tax fraud laundering and the illegal provision of financial services. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Guillain Mejane Trial - Paris

Guillain Mejane arrives at the Paris court for the verdict in his trial for this swindle. Paris, France, March 28, 2024. The 41-year-old man, dubbed by the press the "Madoff of Maine-et-Loire" after the famous American swindler, is suspected of defrauding dozens of investors in Maine-et-Loire by persuading them to invest millions of euros in a Hong Kong-based hedge fund. The National Financial Prosecutor's Office (PNF) has called for him to be sentenced to five years' imprisonment, including three years' imprisonment, and fined € 100,000 for fraud, tax fraud laundering and the illegal provision of financial services. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Guillain Mejane Trial - Paris

Guillain Mejane arrives at the Paris court for the verdict in his trial for this swindle. Paris, France, March 28, 2024. The 41-year-old man, dubbed by the press the "Madoff of Maine-et-Loire" after the famous American swindler, is suspected of defrauding dozens of investors in Maine-et-Loire by persuading them to invest millions of euros in a Hong Kong-based hedge fund. The National Financial Prosecutor's Office (PNF) has called for him to be sentenced to five years' imprisonment, including three years' imprisonment, and fined € 100,000 for fraud, tax fraud laundering and the illegal provision of financial services. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Guillain Mejane Trial - Paris

Guillain Mejane arrives at the Paris court for the verdict in his trial for this swindle. Paris, France, March 28, 2024. The 41-year-old man, dubbed by the press the "Madoff of Maine-et-Loire" after the famous American swindler, is suspected of defrauding dozens of investors in Maine-et-Loire by persuading them to invest millions of euros in a Hong Kong-based hedge fund. The National Financial Prosecutor's Office (PNF) has called for him to be sentenced to five years' imprisonment, including three years' imprisonment, and fined € 100,000 for fraud, tax fraud laundering and the illegal provision of financial services. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Guillain Mejane Trial - Paris

Guillain Mejane arrives at the Paris court for the verdict in his trial for this swindle. Paris, France, March 28, 2024. The 41-year-old man, dubbed by the press the "Madoff of Maine-et-Loire" after the famous American swindler, is suspected of defrauding dozens of investors in Maine-et-Loire by persuading them to invest millions of euros in a Hong Kong-based hedge fund. The National Financial Prosecutor's Office (PNF) has called for him to be sentenced to five years' imprisonment, including three years' imprisonment, and fined € 100,000 for fraud, tax fraud laundering and the illegal provision of financial services. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Guillain Mejane Trial - Paris

Guillain Mejane arrives at the Paris court for the verdict in his trial for this swindle. Paris, France, March 28, 2024. The 41-year-old man, dubbed by the press the "Madoff of Maine-et-Loire" after the famous American swindler, is suspected of defrauding dozens of investors in Maine-et-Loire by persuading them to invest millions of euros in a Hong Kong-based hedge fund. The National Financial Prosecutor's Office (PNF) has called for him to be sentenced to five years' imprisonment, including three years' imprisonment, and fined € 100,000 for fraud, tax fraud laundering and the illegal provision of financial services. Photo by Florian Poitout/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Swindler Tomobe gets longest-ever jail term for lawmaker

TOKYO, Japan - House of Councillors member Tatsuo Tomobe (file photo) faces 10 years in prison, the heaviest punishment ever imposed on a lawmaker, after the Supreme Court rejected his appeal in a 1994-1996 swindling case. The Tokyo High Court last Dec. 20 ruled that Tomobe swindled 660 million yen, in a conspiracy with relatives, from 35 people in connection with management of a mutual aid society from 1994 to 1996. Tomobe, 72, elected in 1995, will also lose his upper house seat.