Dati has vehemently rejected any allegations of wrongdoing in the past, stating in May that she had “nothing to correct” in her declaration of assets. Her office did not immediately respond to a request for comment following Tuesday’s statement from prosecutors saying that a probe had been opened “following alerts alleging possible offenses related to the failure to declare jewelry.”
This isn’t Dati’s only legal concern.
Over the summer, Dati learned that she would face trial along with former Renault-Nissan CEO Carlos Ghosn on charges of corruption. Prosecutors believe that Dati was paid for consultancy work by a subsidiary of the auto company while not actually filling the role of a consultant, instead being paid to promote the company’s interests as a member of the European Parliament. She has denied any wrongdoing in that case as well.