Marc Crochet contradicts the Caritas Board of Directors
In the Caritas affair, the former director Marc Crochet contradicts the supervisory board of the aid organization. This week was in one Write The Chamber special commission explains that its members from the management were only informed about the « suspicious financial rivers » as part of the fraud on July 15.
In doing so, they react to the statements of Tom Brassel, the former head of operations of Caritas, who had explained two weeks ago to Radio 100.7 that he had already informed the Board of Directors Pit Bouché on June 6, 2024 that Caritas took major credit lines with the banks, i.e. more than a month before the 61 million euro fraud was known and the corresponding Criminal complaint.
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« We would also like to confirm at this point that the allegations raised by certain people, according to which the board members were known to the suspicious financial flows or credit lines before July 15, 2024, were formally contested, » says the cover letter that is present to the « Luxembourg word ». There are further steps in this regard. Only the statements at the meeting on July 15 were the reason for a criminal complaint dated July 16, 2024, which was carried out on the express instruction of the board of directors.
Criminal charges on the « sole initiative » of Crochet
Contacted by the « Luxemburger Word », Marc Crochet contradicts this presentation of the Supervisory Board. « Mr. Brassel always clearly showed me that he had spoken to an board member during my absence. I see no reason to doubt his statements. These were also confirmed by the person concerned, » said Crochet. « What is true is the presentation that the credit lines were officially known to the Board of Directors on July 15, 2024 on the initiative of the directorate of the management present on the evening, and were therefore known to all board members from this date. »
In addition, he emphasizes that the criminal complaint had been placed on his « sole initiative ». « This, after I had tracked down the first fake transfers. Nobody instructed me to comply with the criminal complaint, and I would not have had my actions influenced by others, » said Marc crochet.
