Jean-Christophe Mitterrand [SEP] mother
trafic d'influence aggravé"." He was suspected of having received important sums of money in 1993 and 1994 for his role as an intermediary in this contract, and has recognized having received US$1.8 million (13 million Francs) from the Brenco on a Swiss bank account — although he denied any participation to an arms deal.
Jean-Christophe Mitterrand was freed three weeks later, on 11 January 2001, after his mother, Danielle Mitterrand, managed to post a bail 5 million francs (€762,000). However,
Falcone and Arcadi Gaydamak, a Russian–Israeli businessman and associate of Falcone.
Scandal uncovered Arrest and trial.
French police arrested Falcone on December 1, 2000, on charges of tax fraud. Seven days later the French government issued a warrant for the arrest of Gaydamak. French police arrested Jean-Christophe Mitterrand on December 21 for his supposed role in the arms deal, but released him on January 11 when his mother paid his $725,000 bail. A judge found Mitterrand guilty in 2004 of tax fraud and gave him