Ahead of the French Open next month, the French Tennis Federation saw its offices in the capital, Paris, raided under serious accusations of corruption. In addition, the house of its president, Jean Gachassin, was also raided.
According to the BBC, several documents were seized from both places. It has now been revealed that there was ‘widespread corruption’ in the ticket sales for the tournament, with deals for contracts relating to the extension of the Roland Garros Stadium, where the tournament is held, also found.
A statement from the organisation confirmed that they had in fact been raided, but were ‘cooperating with authorities’ at the time.
It has also emerged that the Federation stands accused of "misappropriation of property and influence trafficking,” and that contracts for the expansion of the stadium and for repairs were being selectively awarded by those on its board.
The report also said that the Federation had an “illicit system of reselling tickets for the French Open,” with a travel agency in the capital also investigated.
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