The search targeting Orpia was conducted in Europe and France in mid-January

The searches and hearings were conducted in France and in five European countries on January 11 and 12 as part of a judicial investigation targeting the Orpia group of private nursing homes, the Nanterre prosecutor’s office informed Agence France-Presse on Friday, January 26.

The operation took place simultaneously in five European countries (Belgium, Luxembourg, Switzerland, Italy, Portugal) and France, the prosecution clarified, adding that the operations were carried out as part of a judicial investigation targeting the group, which fell under . Control of the Caisse des Dépôts after a scandal stemming from the practices of its former management.

Three former Orpia managers have been indicted

This judicial information opened on June 29, 2023 is alarming “In certain acts of aggravated breach of trust, aggravated misappropriation of corporate assets and aggravated money laundering”., recalls the prosecutor’s office of Nanterre. As part of this process, three former leaders of the group were indicted. A rare occurrence in this type of financial case, two of them were placed in pre-trial detention on the same day.

The group, especially those suspected of abuse, have been the target of many legal actions. Latest date: On November 22, 2023, the Nanterre Public Prosecutor’s Office opened another judicial investigation against him.

Orpia, present in twenty-three countries and which manages more than 350 establishments in France, has been in turmoil since the publication of the survey book in January 2022, Gravediggers, written by journalist Victor Castanet. He condemned mistreatment of residents, misuse of public funds and deficiencies in staff management.

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