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Accusations targeting Agnès Firmin-Le Bodo: the new Minister of Health is the subject of an investigation
Accusations targeting Agnès Firmin-Le Bodo: the new Minister of Health is the subject of an investigation – (France info)
The new Minister of Health is the target of an investigation for suspicions of undeclared gifts that she allegedly received from Urgo laboratories. Mediapart claims that its pharmacy in Le Havre (Seine-Maritime) would have received more than 20,000 gifts in five years.
Did the new Minister of Health Agnès Firmin-Le Bodo improperly receive gifts from a large pharmaceutical firm, 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 the laboratories Urgo. Luxury products not declared by the minister. Information that she refused to comment on, on the morning of Friday December 22, simply indicating on France Bleu Normandie: “As part of my role as pharmacist, indeed, an investigation is underway.”
Urgo has been the subject of investigations for more than two years
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.
