falsification of accounts

The charges brought against Mr. Pineau-Valencienne include falsification of accounts, abuse of confidence and fraud.

The police was looking into financial transactions involving the possible falsification of accounts and criminal breach of trust amounting to millions of dollars which dated back a number of years.

Two of the counts were of misappropriation and falsification of accounts by a public officer, and two counts were of misappropriation by a treasurer.

Three attempts by lawyers hired by Kuwait to bring criminal charges for embezzlement, falsification of accounts and other crimes against the Spanish financier and the former London-based management of KIO have been rejected by a Barcelona judge.