Police prosecutors and investigators focused on tax fraud and corruption raided Netflix offices in Paris and Amsterdam on Tuesday as part of an ongoing investigation into alleged financial wrongdoing. The Hollywood journalist he confirmed.
“From a judicial source, I can confirm that searches are underway today in several locations, including the headquarters of the Netflix companies in France,” said a spokesperson for the National Financial Prosecutor's Office, a French judicial institution based in Paris. THR in a statement.
The searches were part of a preliminary investigation opened in November 2022 to investigate allegations of aggravated tax fraud and hidden working in an organized crime conspiracy. Also on Tuesday, Dutch magistrates and investigators together with French magistrates and investigators carried out searches at Netflix's headquarters in Amsterdam.
“We can confirm that the searches were carried out in the context of a request for French legal assistance,” said a spokesperson for Dutch prosecutors at the National Office for Serious Fraud, Environmental Crime and Asset Confiscation THR.
French and Dutch investigators worked together on the European Netflix investigation as part of an investigation coordinated by Eurojust. In Amsterdam, Dutch prosecutors from the National Office for Serious Fraud, Environmental Crime and Asset Forfeiture carried out searches at Netflix's headquarters in coordination with French authorities at the French National Financial Prosecutor's Office (PNF) .
PNF detectives investigate corruption, financial and tax crimes from a base in Paris.
Netflix representatives could not be reached for comment.
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