The former mayor of Levallois-Perret had been sentenced to four years in prison for illegal taking of interest.
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Patrick Balkany left discreetly “around 8 a.m” from prison on Friday August 5, according to the entourage of the former mayor of Levallois-Perret. The former elected Republican had spent several months in Fleury-Mérogis (Essonne) after his conviction 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 carried out five months of detention, 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. .