Edmond de Rothschild Paris offices raided in Epstein-linked probe into diplomat
Source: Yahoo! News/Reuters
Tue, March 24, 2026 at 8:14 PM EDT
PARIS, March 24 (Reuters) - French investigators searched the Paris offices of Swiss bank Edmond de Rothschild as part of an inquiry into alleged corruption involving a French diplomat named in documents linked to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, prosecutors said on Tuesday.
The name of Fabrice Aidan, a middle-ranking French diplomat who was seconded to the United Nations from 2006 to 2013 and later worked at the bank, appeared in more than 200 documents released by the U.S. Justice Department.
These include emails he is alleged to have sent Epstein between 2010 and 2016 from his personal and U.N. accounts.
Some of the emails reviewed by Reuters show the transfer of U.N. Security Council briefings and other confidential documents to Epstein during that period. Aidan has denied wrongdoing, and his lawyer did not immediately respond to requests for comment.
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In January 2021, Benjamin de Rothschild died of a heart attack. Ariane de Rothschild became the sole majority owner of the Edmond de Rothschild Group, holding the majority of the votes with her four daughters, and maintained the roadmap of the group's transformation initiated with her husband.
In 2021, the group launched a $250-million foodtech fund with PeakBridge VC and the Fund-Human Capital focused on companies with the best employee management practices. Yves Perrier joined the company's board and François Pauly replaced Vincent Taupin as CEO of the group. Edmond de Rothschild partnered with the UK-based wealth management firm Hottinger Group and acquired a 42.5% stake in the latter. In March 2023, Ariane de Rothschild became CEO of the group.
The bank was raided on 20 March 2026 in Paris as part of a financial investigation linked to the Epstein cases. The investigation notably targeted one of its former employees, the French diplomat Fabrice Aidan.
He's a former employee of the Rothschild Group, and that's why the Paris office was raided. His name appears in the Epstein documents at least 200 times. Ariane de Rothschild is the current CEO and she also knew Epstein, but it was more in a professional capacity. She did some banking with Epstein and also some philanthropic work over the years.
https://www.diplomatie.gouv.fr/en/the-ministry-and-its-network/news/article/epstein-files-situation-of-fabrice-aidan-24-03-26
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ariane_de_Rothschild
