Investigators working for the French and Dutch tax authorities have searched local offices in France and the Netherlands as part of a preliminary investigation into tax fraud laundering.
The searches, reported by the French publication Marianne, took place on Tuesday morning. It’s part of a wider investigation by the financial crime unit PNF that began in November 2022.
Reuters quoted a French source as saying that co-operation with the Dutch authorities had been underway for several months.
It’s not unusual for international technology companies with offices in multiple territories to find themselves on the receiving end of the attention of financial investigators.
However, in France preliminary investigations are not an indication that any charges will be brought.
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