Investigators searched the offices of U.S. streaming giant Netflix in France and the Netherlands Tuesday as part of a preliminary investigation into tax fraud and money laundering, a French judicial source close to the investigation told NBC News.
Searches were being conducted simultaneously at the company’s headquarters in Paris and Amsterdam by Dutch magistrates and investigators, accompanied by French magistrates and investigators. the source said.
The French investigation, carried out by the PNF, a special financial crime prosecution unit notorious for pursuing high-stakes white-collar probes that often involve large international companies, was opened in November 2022.
Dutch authorities were simultaneously searching the company’s European headquarters in Amsterdam, the French judicial source said.
NBC News has reached out to Netflix in France for comment. Representatives in the Netherlands could not immediately be reached for comment. NBC News has reached out to the Netherlands Financial Intelligence Unit for comment.
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