Olympic judo champion Teddy Riner was heard Monday by police as part of an investigation into the management of the club Levallois and his controversial wage, says The Team Tuesday. The eight-time world champion, 26, was heard in the premises of the brigade of repression of economic crime, in Paris, as a “free suspect”, being suspected of “misappropriation of public funds,” the sports daily. He was accompanied by a lawyer to the hearing, which lasted less than an hour.
“It is always strange to be summoned by the police. Even though I did not immediately understood what it could be, I am rather square, I got a little worried. And I anticipated, “he told Teddy Riner in The Team . In a March report, the Regional Chamber of Accounts (CRC) Ile-de-France pointed “financial condition” of Levallois Sporting Club (LSC) which has “significantly deteriorated” noting “the strong growth Personnel expenses, including the recruitment of a professional judoka world-leading “.
In 2010, Teddy Riner has affected 192,682 euros a gross remuneration that has” increased significantly in the following years “to reaching 429,293 euros in 2013, thanks to “favorable contract terms” such as “a variable portion of his compensation based on athletic performance,” the CRC.
“Supposed to increase the national and international influence the club and the city “of Hauts-de-Seine, the arrival in September 2009 Teddy Riner,” did not result in significant increase in revenues from private sponsors, but it weighed heavily on the payroll of the club “had raised the CRC. Tuesday in The Team , Teddy Riner ensures that it “respects (her) employment contract”, including “participating (at) international influence” LSC. “There is nothing fictitious,” he insists.
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