The Financial Affairs Section of the Seine Prosecutor Office between Two Scandals (1912-1934): How to Effectively Protect Public Savings?

Marie-Claire LOISON Professeur associé, EM Lyon Business School, Centre de recherche, OCE. Contact : loison@em-lyon.com.

Oussama OURIEMMI * Enseignant-chercheur, Institut supérieur de gestion (ISG). Contact : oussama.ouriemmi@isg.fr.

Created in 1912, the Financial Affairs Section is originally a mere division of the Public Prosecutor Office of the former Seine Department. In the early 1930s, it turned into a firmly established organization, provided with its own assistant prosecutors, examining judges, judicial policemen and experts. All of which specialized in financial matters. The current article looks into this more than 100 years old organization that has an important role in the financial and judicial French history. In this respect, it highlights two major points: the origin of the creation of this Section within the Seine Public Prosecutor Office and the development of its activities during the interwar period.