Tuesday 23 October the biathlon world number 1 Giulia Simone was taken into custody, according to information from the Dauphiné Libéré. Released a few hours later, the sportswoman was questioned as part of an investigation against her credit card scam. A case that will shake the women’s biathlon team from the beginning of 2023.
Purchases delivered to Julia Simon’s home
The story begins in 2022, after several Go Pro purchases were made with the credit card of his teammate, the Olympic champion Justine Braisaz-Bouchet. Purchases delivered to Julia Simon’s home.
Thus, Braisaz-Bouchet twice filed a complaint against Simon, in January and then in June 2022. Since then, the Beaufort gendarmes have continued their investigations and had to determine, for example by identifying IP addresses, with which computer or which terminal (smartphone, tablet) suspicious orders were placed. Investigations that led to the custody of Julia Simon.
Since the story came to light, the champion has maintained her innocence. You believe that you have been the victim of an identity violation and for this reason you have filed a complaint against yourself The Dauphiné Libéré : “This situation is beyond me… I think my identity has been stolen“. The investigation is still ongoing.
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