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Dominique Strauss-Kahn sues over book documenting his affair
Disgraced IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn is taking legal steps to stop a controversial new book by Argentinian-born Marcela Iacub detailing their liaison, his lawyers said on Monday. In “Beauty and the Beast,” due to be released on Wednesday, Iacub says she had a relationship with Strauss-Kahn from January to August…
French author writes about Dominique Strauss-Kahn in graphic detail
A French author has written in graphic detail about her eight-month affair with disgraced IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn, calling the relationship “field work” for a controversial new book. The book by Argentinian-born Marcela Iacub, a columnist with the left-wing daily Liberation, was denounced by Strauss-Kahn and the wife he has…
Strauss-Kahn paid hotel maid $1.5 million: report
Disgraced former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn paid a settlement of $1.5 million (1.1 million euros) to the New York hotel maid who accused him of sexual assault, a French newspaper reported Sunday. Citing sources close to Strauss-Kahn, Le Journal du Dimanche said Nafissatou Diallo had received the payment under a…
Strauss-Kahn sex probe to continue with pimping charges
A probe into allegations that Dominique Strauss-Kahn procured prostitutes for sex parties will continue after a French court on Wednesday rejected a request for pimping charges against the former IMF chief to be dismissed. Lawyers for the disgraced politician said they would appeal the court’s decision. “Mr Strauss-Kahn’s defence is…
Dominique Strauss-Kahn settles New York maid sexual assault claim for $6 million
Civil action for sexual assault brought by hotel maid comes to an end as she receives sum rumoured to be as high as $6m A hotel maid who claims she was brutally sexually assaulted by Dominique Strauss-Kahn has settled her civil action against the former IMF chief for an undisclosed…
Dominique Strauss-Kahn court case settled as hotel maid receives rumored $6 million
A hotel maid who claims she was brutally sexually assaulted by Dominique Strauss-Kahn has settled her civil action against the former IMF chief for an undisclosed sum, a move that allows her to “move on with her life”, lawyers said. In Bronx supreme court yesterday, a judge announced that an…
Negotiations underway on Strauss-Kahn sexual assault settlement
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the former IMF chief and French presidential hopeful, wants to draw a line Monday under the New York sex scandal that destroyed his stellar career. Lawyers for Strauss-Kahn were due in Bronx Supreme Court to discuss a settlement of the civil suit brought by Nafissatou Diallo, who accuses…
U.S. hearing for Strauss-Kahn set for Dec. 10
A hearing in the civil case of disgraced former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn has been set for December 10, after reports he will settle with the hotel maid who accused him of sexual assault. “If the case is settled, this will be announced in open court on that day,” Bronx…
Strauss-Kahn settles out of court with maid in sexual assault case
Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the disgraced former head of the International Monetary Fund and French politician, has reached a preliminary settlement with the Manhattan maid who accused him of sexual assault, The New York Times reported Thursday. According to the Times, quoting unidentified sources “with knowledge of the matter,” Strauss-Kahn and the…
French court to rule on Strauss-Kahn sex party probe
A French court will Wednesday rule on whether to drop pimping charges against former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn in the latest sex crime case against him in France. Strauss-Kahn’s lawyers have asked the appeals court in the northern town of Douai to stop a judicial inquiry into claims that he…
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