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Marco Mouly

Documented profile covering 12 controversies, including “Further conviction in Rennes for mobile telephony VAT fraud” and “Arrest in Rome, extradition and detention in France”.

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Profile No. 2425 · Updated on 12 October 2026

12Documented controversies

8Sources

3 followed by a conviction

§ Legal statuses reflect the documented sources as of the date shown; they replace neither court decisions nor the presumption of innocence. Counts are not a rating. Methodology

I. Documented controversies

January–9 April 2026

Further conviction in Rennes for mobile telephony VAT fraud

Conviction

Following a trial before the specialised interregional court in Rennes concerning an earlier mobile telephony VAT carousel fraud, Mouly was sentenced on 9 April 2026 to three years in prison, a €300,000 fine and, jointly with other defendants, compensation to the state amounting to €5 million. The prison sentence was not enforceable because of the statutory limit on cumulative sentences indicated by the court.

Attribution: Personally implicated

Sources · 2

[1]
20 MinutesMarco Mouly, « le roi de l’arnaque », de retour devant la justice pour une nouvelle affaire de fraude à la TVAPressHigh reliability
[2]
75 SecondesMarco Mouly condamné à 300 000 € d'amendePressMedium reliability

Last verified: 15 September 2026

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Case · 5 documented stages

Appeal: three years, including one year to be served at home under electronic monitoring

Conviction

30 March–17 July 2025

Arrest in Rome, extradition and detention in France

Formally charged

Subject to an arrest warrant following the insolvency judgment, Mouly was arrested in Rome in late March 2025, extradited to France in July and placed in custody.

Attribution: Accused

Sources · 1

[1]
Le Parisien / AFPFigure de l’escroquerie à la taxe carbone, Marco Mouly va sortir de prisonNews agencyHigh reliability

Last verified: 15 September 2026

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7 October 2025

Appeal: three years, including one year to be served at home under electronic monitoring

Conviction

The Paris Court of Appeal reduced the custodial impact of the insolvency judgment by imposing three years' imprisonment, including one year to be served at home under electronic monitoring, paving the way for his release from prison.

State of the evidence: Established by a court
Attribution: Personally implicated

Sources · 1

[1]
Le Parisien / AFPFigure de l’escroquerie à la taxe carbone, Marco Mouly va sortir de prisonNews agencyHigh reliability

Last verified: 15 September 2026

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2024

New proceedings for fraudulent organisation of insolvency and concealment of income

Conviction

Investigators accused Mouly of organising his insolvency to avoid paying substantial court-ordered debts, notably by understating or concealing income and arranging for certain royalties to be paid to his daughter.

State of the evidence: Documented
Attribution: Accused

Sources · 1

[1]
RTLMarco Mouly, le « roi de l'arnaque », condamné à trois ans de prison et visé par un mandat d'arrêtPressHigh reliability

Last verified: 15 September 2026

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12 November 2024

Three-year prison sentence in absentia and arrest warrant for fraudulent insolvency

Conviction

The Paris court found Mouly guilty of organising his insolvency and sentenced him, in his absence, to three years in prison with an arrest warrant.

State of the evidence: Established by a court
Attribution: Personally implicated

Sources · 1

[1]
RTLMarco Mouly, le « roi de l'arnaque », condamné à trois ans de prison et visé par un mandat d'arrêtPressHigh reliability

Last verified: 15 September 2026

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1998–1999; condamnation 2019

VAT fraud involving commercial transactions targeting Denmark

Conviction

Mouly was convicted on appeal in 2019 in an earlier VAT fraud case involving the Danish state, receiving a three-year prison sentence with probationary suspension and a €15,000 fine.

State of the evidence: Established by a court
Attribution: Personally implicated

Sources · 1

[1]
20 Minutes« D’argent et de sang » : Mais, au fait, où est passé Marco Mouly ?PressHigh reliability

Last verified: 15 September 2026

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Case · 5 documented stages

Revocation of eighteen months of suspended sentence for breaching probation conditions

Conviction

8 March 2024

Revocation of eighteen months of suspended sentence for breaching probation conditions

Conviction

A judge responsible for the enforcement of sentences revoked eighteen months of the suspended sentence imposed in 2019, finding, in particular, that Mouly had presented a fictitious job as a community manager, produced false payslips and failed to pay a sufficient amount of his fine.

State of the evidence: Documented
Attribution: Personally implicated

Sources · 2

[1]
20 Minutes / AFPEscroquerie à la « taxe carbone » : Sursis révoqué pour Marco Mouly, menacé d'incarcérationNews agencyHigh reliability
[2]
20 Minutes« D’argent et de sang » : Mais, au fait, où est passé Marco Mouly ?PressHigh reliability

Last verified: 15 September 2026

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March 2024

Return to custody following partial revocation of suspended sentence

Conviction

Mouly returned to custody in March 2024 following the partial revocation of the suspended sentence in the Danish case.

State of the evidence: Documented
Attribution: Directly implicated

Sources · 2

[1]
20 Minutes / AFPEscroquerie à la « taxe carbone » : Sursis révoqué pour Marco Mouly, menacé d'incarcérationNews agencyHigh reliability
[2]
RTLMarco Mouly, le « roi de l'arnaque », condamné à trois ans de prison et visé par un mandat d'arrêtPressHigh reliability

Last verified: 15 September 2026

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June 2017

Carbon fraud sentence upheld on appeal

Conviction

The Paris Court of Appeal upheld the sentence of eight years in prison and a €1 million fine in the carbon fraud case.

State of the evidence: Established by a court
Attribution: Personally implicated

Sources · 1

[1]
20 Minutes« D’argent et de sang » : Mais, au fait, où est passé Marco Mouly ?PressHigh reliability

Last verified: 15 September 2026

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7 July 2016

Eight-year prison sentence and €1 million fine in carbon fraud case

Conviction

The Paris Criminal Court sentenced Mouly to eight years in prison and a €1 million fine for the carbon fraud; together with other defendants, he was also ordered to compensate the state for the substantial losses.

State of the evidence: Established by a court
Attribution: Personally implicated

Sources · 2

[1]
Le MondeEscroquerie à la « taxe carbone » : prison ferme, amende et millions de dommages et intérêtsPressHigh reliability
[2]
20 Minutes« D’argent et de sang » : Mais, au fait, où est passé Marco Mouly ?PressHigh reliability

Last verified: 15 September 2026

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2008–2009

Role in carbon emissions allowances VAT fraud

Conviction

Marco Mouly was among the principal defendants in a large-scale VAT fraud scheme involving the carbon emissions allowances market, which caused estimated losses of €283 million in the case tried.

Attribution: Personally implicated

Sources · 1

[1]
Le MondeLes quotas de carbone, un « casse » facile mais dangereuxPressHigh reliability

Last verified: 15 September 2026

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July–November 2016

Flight following carbon fraud judgment and subsequent arrest in Switzerland

Investigation

After attending the trial, Mouly failed to appear for the delivery of the judgment in July 2016 and fled. He was arrested approximately four months later in Switzerland.

Attribution: Accused

Sources · 1

[1]
20 Minutes« D’argent et de sang » : Mais, au fait, où est passé Marco Mouly ?PressHigh reliability

Last verified: 15 September 2026

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II. Constellation of documented links

No documented link with another published profile for now.

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