DR ‹ › The singer and rapper Gims is facing charges of «aggravated money laundering» and «organized money laundering of assets or funds resulting from aggravated tax fraud,» as announced by the National Anti-Crime Prosecutor's Office (Pnaco) on Friday, March 27. The 39-year-old artist, whose real name is Gandhi Djuna, was apprehended on Wednesday, March 25, at Roissy-Charles-de-Gaulle airport and subsequently taken into custody. After his hearing, Gims was placed under judicial supervision, which includes restrictions such as a ban on contacting certain individuals, the requirement to post bail, and an obligation to report his whereabouts to the investigating magistrate. This development is part of a judicial inquiry initiated in June 2023, overseen by three specialized investigating judges at the Paris judicial court. According to Prosecutor Vanessa Perrée, the investigation has revealed a network suspected of extensive money laundering operations, using the parallel cash circuit to enable over 2,000 companies to dodge their tax and social responsibilities. So far, fifteen individuals have been charged, with five currently in detention. Investigators are particularly interested in the alleged connections between this network and Gims, focusing on suspicions of overseas real estate investments made with illicit funds. A luxury villa project in Morocco, known as «Sunset Village Private Residences,» is under intense scrutiny. Set to launch in 2025, the project envisions 118 villas surrounding an artificial lagoon, complete with sports and wellness facilities. Additionally, two professional associates of Gims, who were arrested on the same day, have also been charged.
