McKinsey tax fraud: National Financial Prosecutor seizes €65 million with Belgian assistance
The National Financial Prosecutor's Office announces the seizure of €65.2 million from McKinsey, representing 96% of the estimated tax damage.
McKinsey: €65 million seized in aggravated money laundering investigation into tax fraud
The National Financial Prosecutor's Office (PNF) announced on Friday 4 September the seizure of €65.2 million from American consulting firm McKinsey. According to franceinfo.fr, this amount represents "96% of the tax damage according to the assessment of the National Financial Prosecutor's Office".
The seizure was carried out in coordination with Belgian judicial authorities, as part of an investigation into aggravated money laundering of tax fraud opened in March 2022. The PNF specified that it had "sought the assistance of the Brussels prosecutor's office, within the framework of international judicial cooperation".
Searches in Paris, interviews through 2026
In a statement, the prosecutor's office detailed the course of investigations. Searches "were conducted in May 2022 within McKinsey group structures, notably at the Paris offices of McKinsey & Company Inc. France". Interviews of witnesses and suspects were subsequently conducted in 2025 and 2026, following an investigation process spread over several years.
An investigation originating from a Senate commission
The investigation originated in the work of an inquiry commission led by the Senate, which was examining the influence of private consulting firms on public policy since Emmanuel Macron came to power in 2017. It was in direct continuation of this work that the PNF opened its investigation in March 2022.
Source: Google News FR — Crime (fr)