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L'Oreal Heiress, World's Richest Woman, Dies At 94
L'Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt, the world's richest woman whose old age was clouded by dementia, has died at the age of 94, her family said Thursday.
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Daughter of L'Oreal Tycoon Takes the Stand in 'Exploitation' Trial
Liliane Bettencourt's daughter, who triggered a probe into the alleged exploitation of the elderly L'Oreal heiress, told a French court today that her mother's closest confidant was a "con man" bent on destroying her family.
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Judge who charged Nicolas Sarkozy with exploiting France's richest woman receives bullet in post
One of three judges who charged former French president Nicolas Sarkozy with exploiting France's richest woman, has received a bullet in the mail. Jean-Michel Gentil received a death threat along with a blank cartridge by post, said a statement on the French magistrates' union website.
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France's Nicolas Sarkozy officially being investigated for illegal donations
A judge on Thursday filed preliminary charges against former President Nicolas Sarkozy in a campaign finance case, formally placing him under investigation over allegations that he illegally took donations from France's richest woman on way to his 2007 election victory.
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Nicolas Sarkozy judge mistook hostage for billionaire: Lawyer
A judge investigating Nicolas Sarkozy's campaign funding mistook a Colombian hostage for a billionaire backer of France's right-wing party when he queried a meeting in the ex-president's diary, a lawyer for Sarkozy said.
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Nicolas Sarkozy in court over illegal donations suspicions
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy went before a judge on Thursday to respond to suspicions that he illegally accepted donations from France's richest woman to fund his 2007 election campaign.
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France's richest woman sues estranged daughter over 'abuse'
France's richest woman, L'Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt, has lodged a suit against her only daughter alleging psychological abuse, one of the multi-billionaire's lawyers said.Lawyer Pascal Wilhelm announced the civil case against Francoise Meyers-Bettencourt after the estranged daughter tried for a third time to have her 87-year-old mother deem...
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French heiress vs daughter and political intrigue
An aging heiress. An angry daughter. A society photographer. A renegade butler and an embittered accountant. Secret tapes. A famous company with a nasty past and long political connections. An unpopular president and a cabinet minister with a taste for money, and tales of illegal cash donations in envelopes. This romantic stew is known as the "Bett...
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Sarkozy minister embroiled in secret tapes scandal
A scandal over secretly taped conversations involving France's richest woman, Liliane Bettencourt, threatened on Sunday to engulf a high-profile minister in President Nicolas Sarkozy's cabinet.
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L'Oreal Heiress, World's Richest Woman, Dies At 94
L'Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt, the world's richest woman whose old age was clouded by dementia, has died at the age of 94, her family said Thursday.
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Daughter of L'Oreal Tycoon Takes the Stand in 'Exploitation' Trial
Liliane Bettencourt's daughter, who triggered a probe into the alleged exploitation of the elderly L'Oreal heiress, told a French court today that her mother's closest confidant was a "con man" bent on destroying her family.
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Judge who charged Nicolas Sarkozy with exploiting France's richest woman receives bullet in post
One of three judges who charged former French president Nicolas Sarkozy with exploiting France's richest woman, has received a bullet in the mail. Jean-Michel Gentil received a death threat along with a blank cartridge by post, said a statement on the French magistrates' union website.
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France's Nicolas Sarkozy officially being investigated for illegal donations
A judge on Thursday filed preliminary charges against former President Nicolas Sarkozy in a campaign finance case, formally placing him under investigation over allegations that he illegally took donations from France's richest woman on way to his 2007 election victory.
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Nicolas Sarkozy judge mistook hostage for billionaire: Lawyer
A judge investigating Nicolas Sarkozy's campaign funding mistook a Colombian hostage for a billionaire backer of France's right-wing party when he queried a meeting in the ex-president's diary, a lawyer for Sarkozy said.
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Nicolas Sarkozy in court over illegal donations suspicions
Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy went before a judge on Thursday to respond to suspicions that he illegally accepted donations from France's richest woman to fund his 2007 election campaign.
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France's richest woman sues estranged daughter over 'abuse'
France's richest woman, L'Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt, has lodged a suit against her only daughter alleging psychological abuse, one of the multi-billionaire's lawyers said.Lawyer Pascal Wilhelm announced the civil case against Francoise Meyers-Bettencourt after the estranged daughter tried for a third time to have her 87-year-old mother deem...
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French heiress vs daughter and political intrigue
An aging heiress. An angry daughter. A society photographer. A renegade butler and an embittered accountant. Secret tapes. A famous company with a nasty past and long political connections. An unpopular president and a cabinet minister with a taste for money, and tales of illegal cash donations in envelopes. This romantic stew is known as the "Bett...
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Sarkozy minister embroiled in secret tapes scandal
A scandal over secretly taped conversations involving France's richest woman, Liliane Bettencourt, threatened on Sunday to engulf a high-profile minister in President Nicolas Sarkozy's cabinet.
