French finance ministry, Rhodia raided in corporate accounts probe

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PARIS (AFP) — An investigating judge in the Rhodia financial reporting affair and police raided the French finance ministry, and a source told AFP that the probe concerned the chemical company when Economy and Finance Minister Thierry Breton was a member of its board.

Rhodia said later that its headquarters in Paris had also been raided. "It is in the logical pursuit of complaints about Rhodia in the past," the company said.

Sources said late Monday the raids were still under way.

The press service at the ministry said: "An investigating magistrate with police officials is in the premises at Bercy (the building housing the ministry). They are being given the reception they merit."

Since Breton was travelling, they had been met by the head of his...