While investigating the incredible affair of the clairvoyant and Gilles d’Ettore (LR), the mayor of Agde, the members of the financial brigade of the interdepartmental service of the judicial police of Montpellier have made new discoveries. Two important executives from the Eiffage company are suspected of having participated in the secret financing of work at the clairvoyant’s home. In this part of the investigation, a business manager from Aude was also placed in police custody.
The two Eiffage executives were indicted on charges of breach of trust, forgery and use of forgery. One of them was also indicted for active corruption and his subordinate for complicity in corruption. “The first was placed in pre-trial detention by the judge of freedoms and detention. His subordinate was under judicial supervision. »
He is prohibited “from going to the premises of the Eiffage company, from exercising a management activity of a company or an agency of a company and from coming into contact with several people in connection with the current procedure », Specifies Raphaël Balland, the public prosecutor of Béziers.
Corruption and concealment
The two main protagonists in this case were indicted on March 21 and placed in pre-trial detention. The mayor of Agde for embezzlement by a person holding public authority, illegal taking of interests and corruption. The clairvoyant for fraud, concealment of embezzlement by a person holding public authority, concealment of corruption, and concealed work.
Her husband, who became technical director of city services, for concealment of illegal taking of interests, concealment of embezzlement by a person holding public authority, concealment of corruption. The woman is accused of having declared only part of her income as part of her self-employed activity in Agde as a clairvoyant, medium and “healer”. This activity allowed him to develop a significant clientele by acquiring a certain notoriety.
” The voice “
During her custody, the clairvoyant admitted to having used a stratagem consisting of modifying her voice with numerous interlocutors. By using this apparently masculine, calm and hoarse voice on the phone, she managed to make them believe that they were in conversation with a supernatural being from the beyond. This “voice” mainly encouraged its interlocutors to care about the well-being of this woman, including materially.
The mayor of Agde had become one of her closest friends since their meeting in May 2020. She had managed to make him believe in the existence of “the voice”. The councilor is suspected for his part of having committed the crime of illegal taking of interests in the context of the recruitment of the five people from this woman’s entourage and of having embezzled funds or property from the municipality or from the agglomeration to offer it numerous largesse or services.
During his custody, he admitted to being convinced of the existence of “the voice” and that this woman, whom he considered his daughter, was gifted with supernatural powers. He denies having committed any crime. His request for release is being studied today by the investigating chamber. “Those indicted always benefit from the presumption of innocence at this stage,” recalls Raphaël Balland.