Tag: Fraud
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Louvre Official Says Fraud Was ‘Statistically Inevitable’ Following Revelation of Counterfeit Ticket Scheme
With roughly 9 million visitors last year, the Louvre in Paris remains the world’s most visited museum—and, according to one official, an “inevitable” target of fraud—following the revelation of a decade-long, €10 million ($11.8 million) suspected ticket scam. Kim Pham, the Louvre’s general administrator, told the Associated Press that the museum’s vast scale made such read more
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Louvre Faces €10M Loss After Decades-Long Ticket Fraud Busted
A sweeping fraud scheme targeting ticket sales at the Louvre was uncovered earlier this week, leaving the scandal-plagued museum facing losses estimated at more than €10 million. The Palace of Versailles was also implicated in the scheme, which involved the sale of counterfeit tickets and the overbooking of guided tours, the Paris prosecutor’s office confirmed read more
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