Three weeks after the indictment of the boss of the insurance brokerage group, the Paris prosecutor’s office revealed on Monday that a second investigation had been launched in parallel.
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This is the second investigation initiated in the Jacques Bouthier affair, this time in a section related to financing. An investigation for “abuse of corporate assets”, “concealment of abuse of corporate assets” and “organized money laundering” was opened on May 12, learned franceinfo, Monday June 13, from the Paris prosecutor’s office, confirming a revelation of M6.
According to our information, justice is trying to determine whether the Insurance brokerage group Assu 2000, led by Jacques Bouthier until May, was involved in the facts which earned the 75-year-old leader an indictment for “trafficking in human beings” and “rape of a minor”. Five other people have, like him, been remanded in custody in this vast case of prostitution.
Founded in 1975 by Jacques Bouthier, the Assu 2000 group, which became Vilavi in January, presents itself as the “first broker expert in insurance and credit dedicated to individuals in France”. It claims 1,800 employees, 163 million euros in turnover and nearly 550,000 insured customers. The group is made up of 11 brands specializing in brokerage and wealth management, including Assu 2000, but also Euro-assurance and Assuréo.