Jean-Paul Pigasse

Jean-Paul Pigasse
Born July 26, 1939
Toulouse, France
Residence Brazzaville, Republic of the Congo
Nationality French
Occupation Journalist, media proprietor
Relatives Mathieu Pigasse (nephew)

Jean-Paul Pigasse (born 1939) is a Brazzaville-based French journalist and media proprietor.

Early life

Jean-Paul Pigasse was born on July 26, 1939 in Toulouse, France.

Career

Pigasse wrote under the pseudonym of 'Favilla' for Les Echos from 1978 to 1984.[1] He is the author of five non-fiction books.

He is the owner of ADIAC, a communications firm which publishes the daily newspaper Les Dépêches de Brazzaville in the Republic of the Congo.[2][3] He is friends with Congolese President Denis Sassou Nguesso.[2][3]

In 2002, Tracfin realised that in 1999-2000, he had received 2,2 million Francs (around 340,000 Euros) from an offshore company called Socoil.[2] Out of this sum, 1,2 million Francs were transferred to French businessman André Tarallo as a payback for a prior loan.[2]

Personal life

His wife is a cousin of French businessman Alfred Sirven.[2] He lives in Brazzaville, Congo.[3]

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