According to these three media, reads the “ ratio “, signed a “ specialized assistant ” and sent to the prosecutor Jean-Michel Aldebert, that “ Societe Generale appears particularly interested in identifying the existence of a complex fraud, making ineffective internal control systems. “
This document would be” promptly buried “and crushed before being reconstituted by journalists.
To put it more clearly: according to the report cited by the three media, it was in the interest of the bank to present fraudulent transactions from his former trader Jérôme Kerviel as sophisticated and undetectable . Why ‘Because it allowed him to claim a tax aid system for victims of fraud companies, against which they were powerless.
In fact, the General Society was able to deduct a portion of its losses of taxes and affected some 2.2 billion euros.
This controversial boost could be questioned on September 23 if the Court of Appeal of Versailles, on the civil side of the case, such spike failures on the part of the bank that -ci could no longer deny his former trader full responsibility for his loss of 4.9 billion euros.
In criminal cases, the former trader was finally convicted.
The Paris prosecutor’s office did not comment any more than Mr. Aldebert.
The finance minister Michel Sapin, questioned Friday declined to comment.
In a statement, the bank protests against the “ media-legal harassment practices orchestrated by supporters of the media because of Jerome Kerviel .”
The “ reiterates that the tax treatment of the loss caused by the actions of Mr Kerviel was operated transparently and according to the law .”
“ This document May 2008, seriously compromising Societe Generale and 2.2 billion euros of public money it has improperly collected, was knowingly concealed “responded to his part Mr. David Koubbi, the lawyer of Jerome Kerviel.
“ How much evidence of these obnoxious practices he will still make for Holland and Urvoas seize the bank’s operations with the help of some prosecutors of Paris’ “he asked.
In addition to complaints by Jerome Kerviel which partly cover the tax rebate, another procedure, administrative, follows its course on the same subject.
Julien Bayou, elected EELV, asked the Ministry of Finance published the results of an internally conducted survey in 2012 on the tax rebate. After several refusals on behalf of tax secrecy, it will take the case to an administrative court of appeal.
“ This is Mr Sapin remove the doubts hanging over the decisions of the Tax Administration “, told AFP Mr Bayou, for which ” all Ministers of Finance and Budget since 2008 are tainted . ”
“ Beyond the sums to be recovered, it will investigate suspicions of embezzlement ,” he said, speaking of a “ Tax heist “.
The bribery offense is done to “ a person holding public authority (…) to grant any form and for any reason whatsoever a waiver or exemption fees, contributions, taxes and public charges “violating the law. It is punishable by five years imprisonment and a fine of 500,000 euros.
Mr. Sapin had informed him there a few months ago, it was possible to “ reconsider (the tax credit) but as part of a court decision. It is not the administration tax reconsider its position itself . ”
“ If there is a responsibility or some responsibility (of the bank), it changes the tax doctrine ” for deductibility of losses, he said .
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