Frédéric Chatillon | |
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Born | 15 February 1968 |
Known for | Former communications adviser to Marine Le Pen |
Frédéric Chatillon (born 15 February 1968) is a French businessman. He worked as the communications adviser to former National Rally president Marine Le Pen. [1]
Chatillon has been a "friend and confidant" of Le Pen since they were at law school together. [1] As a student, he was president of Groupe Union Défense, a far-right student group.
Judges Renaud Van Ruymbeke and Aude Buresi are investigating Chatillon for alleged "illegal financing" of the Front National. [1]
French newspaper Le Monde, as part of the Panama Papers investigation reported that Chatillon had used his company to set up an international network of shell companies and false invoices. [2] On his Facebook page, Chatillon wrote, "obviously, the Front National has nothing to do with this private affair, neither directly or indirectly". [2] The complex scheme is alleged to involve companies in complex system involving companies in Hong Kong, Singapore, Panama and the British Virgin Islands.[ citation needed]
The press allegations have been dismissed by the online news portal Atlantico [3] as mere libels and politically oriented news.
Frédéric Chatillon is separated [4] from Marie d’Herbais de Thun, born in 1971, friend of Marine Le Pen, daughter of Pierre-Guillaume and Katherine d'Herbais de Thun, one of the Cendrine Blot- Le Chevallier (born Chéreil de la Rivière) sisters. [5]