A well-established money laundering company hides behind the front of the grocery store in Limoges, behind the renovation and painting companies. Eight men were being prosecuted before the Limoges Criminal Court for having participated, to varying degrees, in a network of money laundering and assistance in entering illegally staying in France.

The Limoges Mobile Research Unit carried out a lengthy investigation that allowed them to refer eight defendants to the Limoges Criminal Court for trial on Friday, December 2nd. Of Pakistani origin, most of the defendants are brothers, cousins, nephews or acquaintances, all of whom would have, in varying degrees, contributed to feeding this well-established network with multiple account openings.

Some are suspected of helping foreigners enter and stay illegally in France, covert work with organized gangs, fraud, possession and use of false administrative documents, and money laundering. Among the defendants are also two construction entrepreneurs, prosecuted for having subcontracted these unclear companies.