The president of the Department Stéphane Haussoulier will decide his fate on December 3

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Suspected of breach of trust, fraud and money laundering, Stéphane Haussoulier will still have to wait to know the court's decision.

While the Beauvais court was due to deliver its deliberations this Tuesday, November 19, 2024 in this case which shakes up different instances of the Sommethe judgment was postponed until December 3.

Abnormally large expense reports

As a reminder, the president of the Departmental council of being the author of fraud, money laundering and breach of trust. Stéphane Haussoulier would thus have benefited from reimbursement of expense reports of two or even three times the initial amount.

He is also accused of withdrawing large sums of money in cash or even expense reports in large starred restaurants as well as in a strip club. Damage which would amount to more than 360,000 euros.

Stéphane Haussoulier, president of the Department, is also president of the SDIS (departmental fire and rescue service) of the Somme, 1st vice president in charge of finances at the Bay of Somme urban communitypresident of mixed union Baie de Somme and former mayor of Saint-Valery-sur-Somme.

3 years of ineligibility required by the prosecution

On October 1, the prosecution requested a two-year suspended prison sentence, a fine of 60,000 euros and three years of ineligibility for him. The defense lawyers had pleaded for acquittal.

In the event of conviction, Stéphane Haussoulier could lose a lot in addition to a possible sentence imposed. He could, depending on the deliberations, have to relinquish his current functions and mandates. Stéphane Haussoulier may also no longer be able to wear (temporarily or permanently) the Legion of Honor awarded on Monday September 25, 2023 by the President of the Republic Emmanuel Macron.

the Grand Chancellery of the Legion of Honor indicating: “The distinction may be withdrawn in the event of a criminal conviction and when the decorated person has committed acts contrary to honor or likely to harm the interests of France. The exclusion measure is announced by decree. »

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