Overview
- France’s National Financial Prosecutor’s Office opened a preliminary investigation into Jack Lang and his daughter Caroline on suspicion of aggravated tax‑fraud laundering.
- Lang submitted his resignation in a letter to Foreign Minister Jean‑Noël Barrot, who began steps to install interim leadership at the Arab World Institute, which the ministry supervises and partially funds.
- A planned foreign ministry summons for Sunday was canceled after the letter, according to officials cited by French media.
- Both Jack and Caroline Lang deny wrongdoing, with Jack Lang calling the allegations baseless and saying he welcomes the inquiry.
- U.S. Justice Department documents reviewed by media show hundreds of references to Lang and reported offshore links, with Mediapart reporting Caroline appeared in company records and as a €5 million beneficiary in Epstein’s will.