Police officer sold confidential data to money-laundering network
A law enforcement officer was tried for having handed over information from police files to an international organisation specialising in money laundering.
Police officer sold confidential data to money-laundering network
A law enforcement officer was tried for having handed over information from police files to an international organisation specialising in money laundering. The man, who worked at the police station in Vitry-sur-Seine (Val-de-Marne), was sentenced to five years' imprisonment, of which three are suspended.
The case began in 2019 when the judicial police were alerted by a source about leaks of sensitive data. Investigators discovered that the officer was accessing secured files without professional justification and was transmitting this information to intermediaries. These details were subsequently resold to criminals operating on a global scale.
The accused, who has consistently denied acting in exchange for payment, stated during his trial: "I did this in good faith". He explained that he had acted to help acquaintances without realising the significance of his actions. The judges rejected this version of events.
In total, over 200 illegal queries were identified in the national police computer systems. The data concerned individuals being sought, criminal records and elements of ongoing investigations.
The court also issued a permanent ban on the defendant working in the civil service. Two accomplices, who served as intermediaries, were also sentenced to prison sentences with suspension.
Source: Le Parisien
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