PARIS - French police Monday detained L'Oreal heiress LilianeBettencourt's ex-lawyer and a businessman for questioning in aprobe into allegations of abuse of power, a source close to thematter said. Police are investigating whether the lawyer, Pascal Wilhelm, andreality TV entrepreneur Stephane Courbit took advantage of the89-year-old heiress, who last year was placed under guardianship,to secure an investment in Courbit's LOV Group. Bettencourt's former nurse, Alain Thurin, was also detained forquestioning, the source said. The 143 million euro (S$230 million) investment saw Bettencourt buy20 per cent of the group in May 2011, a few months before courtsplaced her under family guardianship because of her decliningmental health. Wilhelm, who is also Courbit's lawyer, is alleged to have arrangedthe transaction for the businessman - an entertainment magnate wholaunched reality television in France with a local version of theprogramme "Big Brother". Courbit recently told Le Monde newspaper that he was aware of theinvestment but had not spoken with Bettencourt about it. Bettencourt, France's richest woman, was placed under guardianshipin October, ending a long legal battle over her vast fortune,estimated to be worth more than 16 billion euros. Her family, including estranged daughter FrancoiseBettencourt-Meyers, had long accused advisors of taking advantageof the heiress. Bettencourt is at the centre of a series of long-standing,overlapping legal inquiries, including one into claims she showeredright-wing figures linked with ex-president Nicolas Sarkozy withenvelopes stuffed with undeclared campaign donations.French police detain two over l'oreal heiress 'abuse' - Digital Pocket Scales - China Household Weighing ScalesFrench police detain two over l'oreal heiress 'abuse' - Digital Pocket Scales - China Household Weighing ScalesFrench police detain two over l'oreal heiress 'abuse' - Digital Pocket Scales - China Household Weighing ScalesFrench police detain two over l'oreal heiress 'abuse' - Digital Pocket Scales - China Household Weighing Scales We are high quality suppliers, our products such as Digital Pocket Scales , China Household Weighing Scales for oversee buyer. To know more, please visits Electronic Precision Balance.
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