Bernard Laporte

Government - Laporte laundered in the case concerning the casino girondin


Bernard Laporte
The public prosecutor in Paris has dismissed the complaint against the Secretary of State for Sports for attempted extortion of capital.
The owner of casino Gujan-Mestras Laporte blamed for having claimed 50% share of its establishment to plead his case with Sarkozy.


The complaint for attempted extortion capital aimed Secretary of State for Sports, Bernard Laporte, in a case related to the difficulties of a casino in the Gironde in 2005, was dismissed by the prosecutor's office in Paris. As written lefigaro.fr, the Paris prosecutor Jean-Claude Marin felt after the hearings conducted in the framework of a preliminary investigation by the police, that the offence attributed to the former coach of the team France rugby was "sufficiently serious".

The complaint came from the owner of casino Gujan-Mestras, Frédérique Ruggieri. It depicted statements made by Bernard Laporte, she says, during a meeting at a restaurant on August 5, 2005. Maintained difficulties of the casino, but Bernard Laporte would, she says, offered to take a 50% interest in the property in exchange for intervening with Nicolas Sarkozy, then Minister of the Interior, competent authority for permission d 'opening of a casino and operate slot machines.

"Déconnant I said, give me 10%"

The meeting Laporte-Ruggieri and casino on the conversation took place, has already confirmed the former coach of the XV lights, which denies pressure and has been questioned by the police. He assured making humor. "Déconnant I said, give me 10% and I will give you the this rendezvous" (with Nicolas Sarkozy), "he told L'Equipe end of 2007.

The file is not completely closed since filed another complaint for favouritism by the same person and to provide related facts which could include the case of Casino Gujan-Mestras must be an investigation, decided in November Françoise Néher, examining magistrate in Paris. The magistrate has taken this decision against the advice of prosecutors, who considered the complaint legally improper. The prosecution appealed. The Board of instruction Paris must review the case on March 14.