On September 2, 2025, Jérôme Rivière, a former Member of the European Parliament, was convicted of aggravated tax fraud and money laundering. Prosecutors established that he concealed more than €356,000 in taxable income between 2014 and 2018 and laundered over €140,000 through Hong Kong accounts before repatriating the funds to France. He received a three-year suspended prison sentence, a €90,000 fine, a five-year ban from holding political office or managing companies, and was ordered to finance the publication of his conviction in French media.
Read more at FCC Times https://www.fcctimes.com/2025/09/02/french-ex-mep-jerome-riviere-convicted-of-aggravated-tax-fraud-in-stunning-court-ruling/?utm_source=RZOLUTWebsite&utm_medium=FCCPoI17Sep25
