Dec. 19, 2023

Isabelle Adjani Charged with Prison Sentence and Fined for Tax Fraud

French actress Isabelle Adjani has been imposed asuspended prison sentence of two years, alongside a fine of €250,000 after being found guilty of aggravated tax fraud and money laundering by a Paris court. By: Dylan Low

 

Adjani’s lawyer Olivier Pardo has recently clarified that her defence team had legally filed an appeal that is currently ongoing through the Paris courts.

Adjani has continually stated her innocence encountering charges consisting of tax evasion of a €2m gift by claiming it as a loan, and also feigning staying in Portugal for two years, when she stayed at her actual home in France.

The five-time Cesar award winner’s punishment is more serious than prosecutors first claimed, which was supposedly an 18-month prison sentence and the fine. The harsh sentence was implemented following Adjani failing to appear at her October 19th trial hearing in Paris, claiming to have medical reasons that prevented her from coming back from travel from New York then.

“Isabelle Adjani, who has always maintained her innocence, wasn’t able to make her case heard,” her lawyer Pardo stated in regards to the Paris court’s refusal permitting her to reschedule her trial hearing. “They said she is not above the law, which is true, but she is not under the law either,” he further mentioned.

After the announcement of her trial sentence, the head judge claimed, “While [Adjani] may be an undeniably talented actress, she nevertheless remains subject to taxes.”

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