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Edmond de Rothschild Paris offices raided in Epstein-linked probe into diplomat

Daily Maverick · · 431 words · By Reuters
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“The name of Fabrice Aidan, a middle-ranking French diplomat who was seconded to the United Nations from 2006 to 2013 and later worked at the bank, appeared in more than 200 documents released by the U.S. Justice Department.”
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The provided Wikipedia evidence for claim 0 references 2020 in East Africa and the Epstein files, but does not mention Fabrice Aidan or U.S. Justice Department documents. No corroborating sources found.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The following lists events that happened during 2020 in East Africa. The countries listed are those described in the United Nations geoscheme for East Africa: Burundi, Comoros, Djibouti, Eritrea, Eth…
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“These include emails he is alleged to have sent Epstein between 2010 and 2016 from his personal and U.N. accounts.”
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Wikipedia evidence for claim 1 only references the Edmond de Rothschild Group and does not mention Fabrice Aidan or emails to Epstein. No corroborating sources found.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Edmond de Rothschild Group is a financial institution specialized in private banking and asset management. Based in Geneva, the group is family-owned and independent, and encompasses the Edmond de…
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“Some of the emails reviewed by Reuters show the transfer of U.N. Security Council briefings and other confidential documents to Epstein during that period.”
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Wikipedia evidence for claim 2 references the Epstein files and list of people named in them, but does not confirm Reuters reviewed specific emails about U.N. briefings. No direct corroboration.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Epstein files are a partially released collection of millions of documents, images, videos, and emails detailing the activities of American financier and convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epste…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The Epstein files comprise over six million pages of documents detailing the activities of American financier and convicted child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. So far about three and a half million fi…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Donald Trump, the 45th and 47th president of the United States, developed a social and professional relationship with financier and child sex offender Jeffrey Epstein that began in the late 1980s and …
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“Aidan has denied wrongdoing.”
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“The French foreign ministry has also begun an administrative investigation and disciplinary proceedings against Aidan.”
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“The search was carried out on Friday in the presence of Ariane de Rothschild, the Swiss bank's boss, a source close to the bank said.”
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“Edmond de Rothschild was cooperating fully with the justice system in the investigation led by the financial prosecutor, the same source said, adding that an internal inquiry had been launched as soon as suspicions emerged concerning the former employee, who worked at the bank from 2014 to 2016.”
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“The investigation is being led by officers from France's central office against corruption and financial and tax offences, which questioned Aidan in a voluntary interview in late February.”
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“The French financial prosecutor's office said it was investigating accusations of passive corruption of a foreign public official and complicity in that crime, targeting Aidan in particular.”
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“When asked if it was looking into Epstein links with the Geneva-based Edmond de Rothschild, Swiss financial regulator Finma said it considered all reliable information in its supervision and conducted in-depth reviews when in doubt about the integrity of business activities.”
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No evidence found in Wikipedia or other sources to confirm Finma's statement about the Epstein files.
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“Ariane de Rothschild also appeared in the files released by the U.S. Justice Department in January, which showed she kept up a years-long personal correspondence with Epstein before his 2019 arrest.”
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“After the files were released, a spokesperson for the bank said that Epstein was a business acquaintance of de Rothschild from 2013 to 2019. De Rothschild had no knowledge of Epstein's conduct, the spokesperson said.”
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