Five people, including Johann Carta, an alleged member of Corsican banditry, were indicted in an investigation for fraud linked to “tax exemption”, for total damage estimated at 3 million euros, said the Marseille prosecutor.
Organized money laundering
This investigation, opened for “fraud, extortion and money laundering by an organized gang” by the specialized interregional jurisdiction (JIRS) of Marseille, gave rise to one indictment in November and four at the end of last week, specified Monday Nicolas Bessone, the public prosecutor of Marseille, confirming information from Corsica-Morning.
Former president of Gazelec Football club Ajaccio (GFCA), Johann Carta was placed in pre-trial detention in this case, although he had already been detained since November 2022 in another case after being indicted for extortion, fraud, money laundering in an organized gang and criminal association as part of a judicial investigation into the management of the Ajaccio football club opened by the JIRS of Marseille.
The other defendants include a man falsely presenting himself as a tax lawyer, a doctor very active in real estate investment in Ajaccio and a trader, confirmed the Marseille prosecutor.