A professional footballer who wishes to remain anonymous confided to Le Parisien that he was the victim of a major fraud by his ex-partner, Aurélie B., now indicted and suspected of having embezzled nearly 100 million euros to the ready-to-wear brand Kiabi.
“His first victim is me.” A professional footballer who wishes to preserve his anonymity told the Parisian having been defrauded by his ex-partner, Aurélie B., between the end of the 2000s and the beginning of the 2010s. This 39-year-old woman is today suspected of having embezzled nearly 100 million euros from Kiabi ready-to-wear brand. The treasurer is indicted in this case for organized money laundering.
A native of Bordeaux, she would have met the footballer in question when he was playing in her hometown, with the status of a promising prospect. Their relationship continued when the player signed for England. According to the Source Code podcast ParisianAurélie B. traveled back and forth to Manchester to see him several times a month. Then aged around twenty, she allegedly stole at least 680,000 euros from him by making people believe that she came from a bourgeois family.
Nearly 140 fraudulent checks
Enough to treat yourself to a luxurious lifestyle, between travel, outings and shopping trips. “She wrote checks from one of her private accounts that she cashed herself. She even gave him gifts, like a luxury watch, with these funds to seduce him, convince him that she had just “a wealthy family”, explains Me Sylvain Cormier, the player’s lawyer. The footballer finally discovered the extent of the scam in 2013. In total, Aurélie B. allegedly made nearly 140 fraudulent checks, without even bothering to imitate her companion’s signature.
The young accountant admitted the facts in a letter of confession. The player chose to settle the dispute amicably, by ending his relationship with his scammer, who will never be prosecuted in this case. The footballer was still able to recover almost all of the embezzled funds by attacking his bank for negligence, due to the checks cashed with the signature of Aurélie B.. Ten years later, the young woman would be sentenced to two years in prison. suspended prison sentence in 2023 for having embezzled 760,000 euros from Inseec, a private school group whose finances she managed. Before being pursued since this summer by Kiabi.
