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Louvre official says fraud ‘inevitable’ at large museums as France probes multimillion euro scheme
- On February 19, Paris prosecutors said a decade-long suspected ticket-fraud scheme at the Louvre was revealed last week, with nine people detained and losses estimated over 10 million euros.
- With 86,000 square meters, 35,000 works, and 9 million visitors, the Louvre's scale and online ticketing increase fraud vulnerability, especially under visitor caps.
- Prosecutors allege tour guides, including two Chinese tour guides, reused tickets at multiple access points and split groups to avoid a `speaking fee`; the museum limited tickets to two scans and suspended two Louvre employees during the probe.
- On February 19, MPs leading the parliamentary inquiry said systemic failures caused the $100-million robbery, increasing pressure on Laurence des Cars before auditions next week with Culture Minister Rachida Dati.
- The French culture ministry ordered an internal audit, and senators are holding hearings into the crown-jewels heist while four suspects remain in custody and the eight stolen items valued at 88 million euros are still missing.
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Systemic errors led to the robbery of more than 84 million euros at the Louvre museum in Paris last year, lawmakers leading an investigation said on Thursday, increasing pressure on embattled director Laurence des Cars.
The Local - Fr
The Local'Systemic failures' led to Louvre robbery, inquiry finds
"Systemic failures" led to the €88-million robbery at the Louvre museum in Paris last year, MPs leading an inquiry said on Thursday, raising pressure on embattled director Laurence des Cars.
According to MP LR Alexandre Portier, who is surprised that the president of the Louvre was maintained by the government, it is necessary to "reorder" the way the museum is governed.
The Minister of Culture, Rachida Dati, and the President of the Louvre, Laurence des Cars, will be heard next week by the committee of inquiry of the National Assembly on museum security, also announced its president, the MP (LR) Alexandre Portier.
A committee investigating museum security issues stressed that "the Museum's administration currently exhibits serious weaknesses"
The Louvre, called "State in the State", faces severe criticism following the flight of 19 October, inciting a call for a takeover by the Ministère de la Culture Le Louvre
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