Aristophil: was a “Ponzi” stunt…
… at the root of the collapse of a collection specialising in letters, autographs and manuscripts?
by Antoine Adeline & Alexandre Le Ninivin,¾Squire Patton Boggs
A scandal in the world of letters, autographs and old manuscripts would not have gone unnoticed and the case of Aristophil promises to lead to extensive press coverage…
12 October, 2015
… at the root of the collapse of a collection specialising in letters, autographs and manuscripts?
by Antoine Adeline & Alexandre Le Ninivin,¾Squire Patton Boggs
A scandal in the world of letters, autographs and old manuscripts would not have gone unnoticed and the case of Aristophil promises to lead to extensive press coverage. A massive fraud, thousands of works, 20,000 investors and hundreds of millions of euros at stake.
A very (perhaps too attractive) investment in letters, autographs and manuscripts.
In the 2000s, G_rard Lh_ritier created a company called Aristophil with the goal of propositioning anyone to invest in the collections of letters and old manuscripts, with the promise of a return of more than 8% each year; this investment being out of the field of the French Solidarity Wealth Tax.¾ ¾
