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To: DWB who wrote (4697)	5/23/2002 11:42:27 PM
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AP News -- Eiffel Tower Ticket Scam Probed. May 23, 2002 Eiffel Tower Ticket Scam Probed By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Filed at 5:02 p.m. ET PARIS (AP) -- Paris prosecutors are investigating allegations that Eiffel Tower employees embezzled up to $921,000 as part of a long-running ticket scam, judicial officials said Thursday. The probe was opened on May 16 after city officials filed a lawsuit alleging that some workers manipulated the tourist site's ticketing systems, the officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity. As part of the alleged scam, employees would switch off the computer system, pass it off as a glitch and pocket the money that visitors had paid to enter the tower, Le Parisien newspaper reported in early March. City officials filed their complaint on Feb. 27. The paper reported that the scam took place over a nine-year span. Prosecutors are examining allegations that include ``abuse of confidence'' and ``receipt of stolen goods,'' the officials said. The city-run company that operates the tower has fired 16 employees in connection with the alleged scam, the officials said. Paris officials, who first believed the employees had pocketed up to $3.6 million in the scam, reduced their estimate to $921,000 after a city investigation. About 6.1 million tourists visited the Eiffel Tower last year, reaping revenues of nearly $45 million. Copyright 2002 The Associated Press

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