Overview
- Paris financial prosecutors have opened a preliminary investigation into suspected aggravated tax‑fraud laundering involving Jack Lang and his daughter, Caroline.
- The newly released U.S. Justice Department files contain hundreds of references to Lang, including emails about travel on Jeffrey Epstein’s jet and car, funding requests, and a Morocco property discussion.
- Reporting cites a 2016 U.S. Virgin Islands company, Pyrtanée/Prytanee LLC, described as buying works by emerging French artists, with Caroline Lang linked to the venture; she denies receiving funds and has stepped down from industry posts.
- France’s Foreign Ministry asked the Arab World Institute’s board to appoint an interim president within seven days after summoning Lang, who led the institution since 2013.
- Both Langs deny wrongdoing; President Emmanuel Macron said the affair mainly concerns the United States and urged restraint in public debate.