- The offices of the 2024 Paris Olympics were searched by French investigators amidst two corruption investigations.
- The organizers of the Paris Olympics have been accused of embezzlement and favoritism in vendor contracts.
- This marks the third consecutive Summer Olympics host to face corruption allegations.
The offices of the 2024 Paris Olympics were raided by French authorities, adding to the growing list of Summer Olympics plagued by corruption allegations.
The raid on June 20 was a result of two investigations into the organizers, as reported by the Associated Press. The first investigation in 2017 focused on allegations of embezzlement and favoritism, while the second probe in 2022 centered around conflicts of interest and favoritism in vendor contracts.
Similar controversies have surrounded the past two Summer Olympics. In February 2023, executives from top companies were accused of bribery and evading the public bidding process for the 2020 Tokyo Olympics contracts and sponsorships, according to the New York Times.
In April, executives from Aoki Holdings, a major suit manufacturer, were convicted of bribing organizers to secure a sponsorship, as reported by the Associated Press. However, they will not serve jail time. Trials for other defendants, including executives from Dentsu, a major Japanese advertising company, are still ongoing.
In November 2021, Carlos Arthur Nuzman, the president of the Brazil Olympic Committee, was convicted and sentenced to over 30 years for bribing top sports officials and rigging votes to secure Rio de Janeiro as the host city for the 2016 Olympics, according to the New York Times.
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