PARIS: Three males will stand trial subsequent yr after a silver steward employed on the official residence of the French president was arrested this week for the theft of things of silverware and desk service value 1000’s of euros, the Paris prosecutor’s workplace stated.
The Élysée Palace’s head steward reported the disappearance, with the estimated loss ranging between 15,000 and 40,000 euros (US$17,500 to US$47,000).
The Sèvres Manufactory – which equipped a lot of the furnishings – recognized a number of of the lacking gadgets on on-line public sale web sites. Questioning of Élysée workers led investigators to suspect one of many silver stewards, whose stock information appeared he was planning future thefts.
Investigators established that the person was in a relationship with the supervisor of an organization specialising within the on-line sale of objects, notably tableware. Investigators found on his Vinted account a plate stamped French Air Power and Sèvres Manufactory ashtrays that aren’t obtainable to most of the people.
Round 100 objects had been discovered within the silver steward’s private locker, his car and their dwelling. Among the many gadgets recovered had been copper saucepans, Sèvres porcelain, a René Lalique statuette and Baccarat champagne coupes.
