Scandal Orpea: the State seizes justice and requests the restitution of endowments – BFMTV

“In view of serious malfunctions, we are able to tell you that the State is filing a complaint and seizing the public prosecutor” announced this Saturday the Minister in charge of Autonomy Brigitte Bourguignon. The State is filing a complaint against the group Orpea private nursing homes and will request the reimbursement of public grants presumed to have been diverted from their purposes, the government announced on Saturday, on the basis of a report from administrative inspections which it will not, however, make public. serious, we are able to tell you that the State is filing a complaint and seizing the public prosecutor” and “we are asking for the restitution” of public grants presumed to have been diverted from their purposes, said on France Inter the delegate minister in charge of l autonomy of the elderly, Brigitte Bourguignon. The investigation report, drawn up by the General Inspectorate of Finance (IGF) and that of Social Affairs (IGAS) seized by the government on February 1, reports “significant malfunctions in the organization of the group, to the detriment of the care of residents”, the ministry said in a press release. however not made public, because covered by the “business secret”, specified the cabinet of Brigitte Bourguignon. On March 11, the Minister of Health Olivier Véran had however affirmed that he intended to publish part of this document, more exactly “everything, with the exception of what is covered by business secrecy”. “to maximize its profits to the detriment of the well-being of residents and employees, had created a veritable earthquake within the sector.