- Ghalia C., a 32-year-old tax agent at the Bobigny tax office, used internal software to obtain personal data and passed it to criminals.
- The information led to an attack on a prison officer and his wife; the attackers were reportedly paid $932.
- She accessed details on cryptocurrency investors, a business leader, prison staff, health inspectors and a judge.
- Her appeal for release was rejected after she declined to provide her phone passcode or name of a sponsor, authorities say.
- France has seen several violent, crypto-related robberies — known as “wrench attacks” — including a recent hostage incident.
Who, what, when, where and why: A 32-year-old French tax agent, Ghalia C., was arrested in June and charged with criminal conspiracy and aiding a violent attack after she used her employer’s software at the Bobigny tax office to obtain personal information and passed it to men who later attacked a prison officer and his wife. Local media reported the activity and the subsequent arrest. (See reporting by Le Parisien.)
Officials and figures: Prosecutors say the three men who carried out the attack were reportedly paid $932 to settle a dispute that began after mobile phones were found in a prison cell. Investigators say Ghalia C. used the office’s in-house tax software to locate the prison supervisors’ new home address.
Details and attributions: Local reporting says she also looked up information on cryptocurrency investors, the CEO Vincent Bolloré, health inspectors, prison guards and a judge. In return, she allegedly received cash and transfers via Western Union. The suspect has admitted passing the information to the men who later carried out the attack, prosecutors say. (See Le Parisien.)
Court appeal and statements: The woman appeared at an appellate court on Monday seeking release and argued she did not know what the recipients of the data would do, local media report. Her lawyer said she cannot name any instigator because she does not know one, the reports add. The appeal was rejected. The attorney general told the court she refused to give the passcode to her phone and the name of her sponsor, and said, “This woman used her position in a completely abnormal way to serve a seasoned criminal. Her place is in prison.” (Source: Le Parisien.)
Context and related incidents: France has seen a number of violent, crypto-related robberies known as “wrench attacks,” a term for assaults in which attackers physically force victims to hand over cryptocurrency access devices or keys. On Monday evening, another case reported by Le Parisien said a woman was tied up by masked individuals seeking a USB stick that would give access to her partner’s crypto; she escaped and called police. Other recent high-profile incidents have included kidnappings with severe physical violence and daytime public attacks.
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