Biathlon champion Julia Simon was taken into police custody this Tuesday morning, according to information from Dauphiné Libéré. The Albertville research brigade questioned her as part of a large investigation into credit card fraud, in which she has been suspected for months. She was released a few hours later.
At the start of 2023, carte-bleue-gate shakes the French women’s biathlon team. Olympic champion Justine Braisaz-Bouchet is at the origin of one of the two complaints against Julia Simon, filed in January and June 2022, after purchases were made with her bank card without her knowledge. The reasons for filing a complaint against Julia Simon in particular? Simple. Purchases paid for with her credit card without her knowledge were delivered to Julia Simon’s home.
Since the affair came to light, the champion has maintained her innocence and believes that her identity has been stolen, even filing a complaint against X for this reason. According to the daily,