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Posted on February 9, 2026
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Add as preferred source on GoogleCasino will not appeal its €40 million corruption fine, involving former CEO and executives. The company contests the civil damages calculation.
PARIS, Feb 9 (Reuters) - French supermarket group Casino said on Monday it would not appeal its January 29 sentence to a fine of 40 million euros ($47.64 million), including 20 million euros suspended, for corruption offences dating back to 2018-2019.
"Casino will contest the calculation of civil damages adopted by the Paris Criminal Court," it added in a short statement.
Former Casino CEO Jean-Charles Naouri - who led the group for 30 years - and three former senior executives were also found guilty of corruption and the dissemination of false or misleading information as part of an organized group, the court said in January.
($1 = 0.8396 euros)
(Reporting by Benoit Van Overstraeten)
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