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🇫🇷#France: A failed contract killing in July 2020 exposed an alleged mafia network operating within the Athanor Masonic Lodge in the Paris suburb of Puteaux. So far, 22 people have gone on trial on charges including murder and other serious crimes linked to the lodge. Of these, 13 are former intelligence agents, soldiers, and businessmen, all of whom face possible life sentences. The case came to light in July 2020, when two members of France’s parachute regiment were arrested in possession of weapons near the home of their intended target, business coach Marie-Hélène Dini. The assassination attempt ultimately failed. The suspects told investigators they believed they were acting on behalf of the French state, claiming she was working for Mossad. The alleged leader of the hit squad, Leroy, stated that, throughout these actions, he believed he was acting in the interests of the French state and that he was manipulated into believing he will become an informant for the DGSI. (via The Guardian & France 24)