6 years firm, it is the sentence required this Wednesday (06/07), against the “Madoff berrichon”, Roland Bernard, this former insurer alleged author of a vast scam which cost nearly 7 million euros to more than 200 victims. Tomorrow, the defense will plead before the court of Châteauroux.
Roland Bernard, but also his wife and his son, are guilty in the eyes of the public prosecutor of the court of Châteauroux. This Thursday (06/07) at the hearing, Agnès Auboin, requested sentences against all the defendants in this so-called “Madoff Berrichon” trial.
The main penalty requested is of course against Roland Bernard: 6 years in prison required accompanied by an additional penalty of prohibition to practice the profession of insurer as well as the prohibition of civic, civil and family rights for 5 years. The former insurer is the mastermind of this case of embezzlement, breach of trust and abuse of office which cost up to several hundred million euros to some of his 150 victims.
But the family of the insurer, although she denies it, also played a role in this case, believes Agnès Auboin. The prosecutor thus requested 2 years in prison, including a suspended sentence accompanied by a probationary period of three years against the wife of Roland Bernard whom she considers fully complicit in the actions of her husband. Finally 8 to 10 months suspended prison sentence were requested against their son.
Tomorrow, it will be up to the defense to speak. Roland Bernard faces up to 10 years in prison for the facts that brought him to justice.