We all know the story, but in case you don't, here it is again:

Bernard Tapie, a free-wheeling businessman and Socialist Party faithful, was chosen by then- President of France Francois Mitterand to be one of his new ministers. The only problem was that Tapie owned a German company called Adidas, which could represent a conflict of interest in handling his new duties. The arrangement was made to sell Adidas through the Credit Lyonnais bank and Tapie would be scotfree to pursue his ministerial...
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