Bill Pallot and Bruno Desnoues convicted in the fake royal furniture case
Furniture expert Bill Pallot and restorer Bruno Desnoues were convicted of forging and selling royal furniture. Pallot received four years, with 44 months suspended, and a €200,000 fine; Desnoues received three years, with 32 months suspended, and a €100,000 fine. Having each served four months in pretrial detention, neither was to return to prison under these sentences. The report concerns the June 2025 judgment.
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