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Accusations targeting Agnès Firmin Le Bodo: the new Minister of Health in turmoil
Accusations targeting Agnès Firmin Le Bodo: the new Minister of Health in turmoil – (franceinfo)
The new Minister of Health Agnès Firmin-Le Bodo is the target of an investigation. She is suspected of having received undeclared gifts from Urgo laboratories. According to Mediapart, more than 20,000 euros in gifts were given to his pharmacy in Le Havre (Seine-Maritime).
The new Minister of Health Agnès Firmin-Le Bodo hasDid she improperly receive gifts from a large pharmaceutical company, while she was a pharmacist? This is what Mediapart claims. According to the site, more than 20,000 euros in benefits in kind were given to his pharmacy in Le Havre (Seine-Maritime) for five years, between 2015 and 2020, by Urgo laboratories. Information that the minister refused to comment on, on the morning of Friday December 22, simply stating on France Bleu Normandie: “As part of my role as pharmacist, indeed, an investigation is underway.”
The minister heard next January
For more than two years, Urgo is the subject of legal investigations and the repression of fraud. The firm was condemned for having canvassed thousands of pharmacists in France to promote its products on the shelves. In exchange, she offered a whole catalog of gifts. Urgo pleaded guilty and has already paid more than a million euros in fines. The law is very strict on this matter. The authorized amounts of gifts are limited to a few dozen euros per year, and must be declared. The minister must be heard next January as part of the investigation.
