A Marseille criminal court has sentenced a man to five years in prison in the attempted extortion case involving influencer Carla Moreau. The November 11 ruling addresses the reported use of the DZ Mafia name as an intimidation device through an individual criminal case, rather than allowing that name alone to define the whole account.
Le Figaro, reporting with AFP, says the case dates to July 23. While Moreau was in Monaco with her mother, her mother’s vehicle, parked on the grounds of their Marseille villa, was set on fire. A phone, charger and message demanding €60,000 were reportedly left outside. The message claimed to come from DZ Mafia.
The paper reports that villa surveillance footage and DNA found on the phone battery led investigators to identify Aïssa H. In court, he disputed that the aim was to obtain a ransom from Moreau, offering an explanation involving insurance fraud. Prosecutors rejected that account, and the court imposed the five-year sentence.
The ruling did not extend criminal responsibility to everyone linked to the case. Moreau’s mother’s partner and the convicted man’s partner were acquitted. That distinction matters: the reported severity of the incident does not justify treating proximity or reputation as proof of criminal liability.
According to Le Figaro, the convicted man was absent when the judgment was delivered and the court issued an arrest warrant. His lawyer said he intends to appeal. The available reporting does not set out the court’s full legal reasoning or a timetable for any appeal.
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- Le Figaro Actualités · Source date: 2026-11-11
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