The former mayor of Levallois-Perret had been sentenced to four years in prison for illegal taking of interest.
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The former LR mayor of Levallois-Perret (Hauts-de-Seine) Patrick Balkany left discreetly “around 8 a.m” from prison on Friday August 5, according to his entourage. He had spent several months in detention in Fleury-Mérogis (Essonne) for tax evasion. On Thursday, the Paris Court of Appeal granted his request for sentence adjustment. He should join his mansion in Giverny in the Eure.
The former mayor of Levallois-Perret had been sentenced to four years in prison for illegal taking of interest and in particular obtaining a riad in Marrakech in exchange for the awarding of contracts.After having been detained for five months for tax evasion, then having been released under an electronic bracelet for health reasons in February 2020, Patrick Balkany returned to prison, in Fleury-Mérogis, in February 2022 due to numerous breaches of his obligations, according to justice.