André Tarallo

Tarallo withdrew his appeal to the Court of Cassation, making the seven-year sentence final. Court-appointed medical experts subsequently concluded that his health was incompatible with further imprisonment.

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Documented

The Paris Court of Appeal substantially increased Tarallo's sentence to seven years' imprisonment while maintaining the €2 million fine.

Following his immediate imprisonment after the 2003 judgment, Tarallo was released several weeks later on medical grounds because of serious heart problems.

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Documented

An approximately 400-square-metre apartment on Quai d'Orsay was purchased and renovated for tens of millions of francs using funds linked to secret accounts managed by Tarallo. He lived there personally.

The construction and fitting-out of a large villa in Corsica, together with furniture and works of art, were examined as one of the most visible examples of the use of secret funds.

The criminal court sentenced Tarallo to four years' immediate imprisonment and a €2 million fine for his participation in Elf's misappropriations and immediately issued a warrant committing him to custody.

Tarallo described to judges a system in which a sum levied on each barrel purchased by Elf funded secret accounts in Liechtenstein, which he portrayed as longstanding and approved by successive executives.

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Admitted by the person

Tarallo was formally placed under investigation in the Elf affair and placed under judicial supervision with bail of ten million francs, without being detained at that stage.

The investigation uncovered several Swiss accounts whose names directly referred to Tarallo and his associates. Tens of millions of francs or dollars from Elf's concealed financial arrangements passed through them.

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Established by a court