The case is ongoing. In June 2022, Anaïs S., the daughter of Elisabeth Moreno, and her husband William E. had been granted time to prepare their defence. He had been accused of possession and transfer of cocaine and cannabis, between April 2021 and May 2022. She was tried for non-justification of resources in connection with this drug trafficking. On October 20, 2022, the verdict falls: according to information from the newspaper The Parisian, the 31-year-old mother was released by the correctional court of Évril-Courcouronnes, in Essonne. His partner, on the other hand, was sentenced to a flexible one-year prison term for the acquisition and transport of narcotics in Martinique.
Elisabeth Moreno was Minister Delegate in charge of Equality between women and men, diversity and equal opportunities. His daughter Anaïs, who lives in Morsang-sur-Orge, has a clean criminal record. What tipped in the balance in the decision of the criminal court. William E., his companion, had on the other hand already sentenced in 2018 to three years in prison for participation in a criminal association and money laundering, in connection with drug trafficking. “My client was released for part of the charges against him”says his lawyer, Robin Binsard.
I didn’t know what was in it, but it wasn’t candy
Martinican customs had intercepted a suspicious package destined for Grigny, in Essonne, on April 12, 2021. The package was addressed to a certain Christelle Laurent from a certain Cindy Laurin. Inside was hiding a raclette machine, but also cocaine. William E. whose papillary traces have been identified, had assured that he had simply received 3000€ to take care of the shipment. “I didn’t know what was in it, but it wasn’t candy“, he had explained. A year later, ten cannabis olives were found in the kitchen of his apartment, as well as 150 grams of cocaine in a camouflaged suitcase in the dressing room and in the toilet bowl. “It is a relief, in the face of the rather heavy sentence of two years which had been required, sues his lawyer. He now has the certainty of being able to remain free, and thus pursue his personal and professional projects…“