"France's financial crimes prosecutors told AFP Friday they had opened a preliminary investigation into influential former minister Jack Lang and his daughter Caroline after revelations in the Epstein files. The pair will be investigated for "laundering of aggravated tax-fraud proceeds" over their suspected financial ties with late US financier and convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, the office said. Lang, a prominent figure who has held a series of ministerial roles in previous governments, is facing pressure to resign"
"A mere mention in the files does not imply wrongdoing. French media reports said Lang, who heads the Arab World Institute (IMA) in Paris, repeatedly appealed to Epstein for funds or favours, while his daughter's name appears in the company files of an offshore company co-owned with the disgraced US tycoon. Caroline Lang, a film producer, resigned on Monday as head of the Independent Production Union."
French financial crimes prosecutors opened a preliminary investigation into former minister Jack Lang and his daughter Caroline for suspected laundering of aggravated tax-fraud proceeds tied to Jeffrey Epstein. The inquiry concerns suspected financial ties between the pair and the late US financier and convicted sex offender. Jack Lang faces pressure to step down as head of the Arab World Institute and has been summoned by the foreign ministry. Caroline Lang's name appears in the company files of an offshore company co-owned with Epstein, and she resigned from the Independent Production Union. Mentions in the files do not establish guilt, and Lang denies knowledge of Epstein's crimes.
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