{"id":6174,"date":"2025-12-21T22:07:47","date_gmt":"2025-12-21T22:07:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=6174"},"modified":"2025-12-21T22:07:47","modified_gmt":"2025-12-21T22:07:47","slug":"worker-at-frances-elysee-palace-to-face-trial-over-alleged-theft-crime-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=6174","title":{"rendered":"Worker at France\u2019s Elysee Palace to face trial over alleged theft | Crime News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>Three people arrested in connection with suspected theft of items worth between 15,000 and 40,000 euros.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 21 Dec 2025<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">21 Dec 2025<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>France\u2019s presidential silverware keeper and two other men are set to stand trial over the alleged theft of porcelain and other tableware worth thousands of euros, the Paris prosecution office has said.<\/p>\n<p>Prosecutors said the silverware keeper Thomas M and \u200dhis partner Damien G were arrested on suspicion of theft on Tuesday. Another man, Ghislain M, was arrested on suspicion of receiving stolen goods. Their full names were not given due \u200dto French \u2060privacy customs.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 4 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>The Elysee, the president\u2019s official residence, had reported the disappearance of silverware and tableware pieces used for state dinners and other events, with the \u2060value of the missing items estimated between 15,000 and 40,000 euros ($17,500 and $46,800), the \u200bprosecution office said.<\/p>\n<p>Interviews with presidential staff pointed suspicions at Thomas M, whose suspected downward inventory adjustments appeared to anticipate future thefts, prosecutors said.<\/p>\n<p>They said about 100 objects were discovered in Thomas M\u2019s personal locker, his vehicle and home, including copper pots, Sevres porcelain and Baccarat champagne glasses.<\/p>\n<p>Investigators found an air force-stamped \u200bplate and ashtrays that Thomas M was selling on the online marketplace Vinted, prosecutors said, items that are not available to the general public. \u200c<\/p>\n<p>The three suspects appeared in court Thursday on charges of jointly stealing moveable property listed as part of the national heritage \u2013 an offence punishable by up to 10 years in prison and a 150,000-euro ($175,000) fine, as well as aggravated handling of stolen goods.<\/p>\n<p>The trial was postponed to February 26. The defendants were placed under judicial supervision, banned from contacting one another, prohibited from appearing at auction venues and barred from their professional activities.<\/p>\n<p>French paper Le Parisien, which first reported the case, said Ghislain M worked as a guard at the Louvre museum, citing his lawyer as \u200csaying that his client\u2019s motivation for his suspected involvement was his \u201cpassion\u201d for rare antique goods.<\/p>\n<p>In October, the museum experienced its own robbery when thieves disguised as construction workers \u200cstole priceless pieces from France\u2019s crown jewels, prompting a debate about security standards at the country\u2019s landmarks.<\/p>\n<p>The Sevres porcelain factory, one of the Elysee\u2019s main suppliers, identified a \u200dnumber of items on auction websites, prosecutors said, adding that some items had been returned.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Three people arrested in connection with suspected theft of items worth between 15,000 and 40,000 euros. 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