France detains nine over alleged $11.8 million Louvre ticket fraud
Reuters · 2 months ago
Reuters
2 months ago
French police arrested nine people in an investigation into a Louvre ticket fraud that may have cost the world's most visited museum 10 million euros ($11.86 million) in revenues, the Paris prosecutor's office said on Friday (February 13).
Breakdown
- Nine people arrested in Louvre ticket fraud probe
- Scheme may have cost the museum over $11 million 7s
- Suspects include Louvre officials, guides, and organiser 14s
- Network allegedly let in up to 20 groups per day for a decade 50s
- Police seized nearly €1 million in cash and €500,000 in accounts 1m 0s