Essonne: the mayor of Étampes, Franck Marlin, placed in police custody for suspicion of favoritism

The mayor of Étampes (Essonne), Frank Marlinhas been placed in police custody this Tuesday, May 28, 2024 in the morning, as part of a investigation relating to facts of favoritism and complicity in illegal taking of interestshas learned news Essonne with the Évry-Courcouronnes public prosecutor’s office, confirming the information from Parisian.

The general director of services is also in police custody

Mayor Les Républicains, former deputy for the 2nd constituency between 1995 and 2020, is heard in Évry-Courcouronnes by the police officers of the interdepartmental judicial police service of Essonne.

According to our information, the general director of services of the commune was also taken into custody this Tuesday, as part of this investigation.

According to the daily, Franck Marlin is suspected of having broken the law by not respecting the rules of fairness in the award of several public contracts.

Franck Marlin had already been placed in police custody in February

Last February, the mayor of Étampes had already been placed in police custody as part of a preliminary investigation opened for embezzlement of public funds and concealment of embezzlement of public fundsfollowing a report made by the Anticor association which was concerned about the budgetary situation of the city, which was very indebted.

Interviewed by judicial police investigators in Versailles, he had been released without being prosecuted.

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