English Translation: Alexandre Benalla on His Work Experience (or Lack Thereof)
- Dr. Roy Schestowitz
- 2019-02-25 18:13:28 UTC
- Modified: 2019-02-25 18:13:28 UTC
Summary: Alexandre Benalla explained what he was doing at the European Patent Office (EPO) with a bunch of other people selected based on perceived loyalty (like Mafia families) to pocket truly obscene amounts of money
Additional articles about Benalla:
- The Man Whose Actions Could Potentially Land Team Battistelli in Jail
- It Wasn't Judges With Weapons in Their Office, It Was Benoît Battistelli Who Brought Firearms to the European Patent Office (EPO)
- Alexandre Benalla, Macron's Violent Bodyguard, Was Also Battistelli's Bodyguard
- Benoît Battistelli Refuses to Talk to the Media About Bringing Firearms to the EPO
- Guest Post on Ronan Le Gleut and Benalla at the French Senate (in Light of Battistelli's Epic Abuses)
- French Media Confirms Alexandre Benalla Just One of Six Battistelli Bodyguards, Employed at the Cost of €8,000-€10,000 Per Month (for Benalla Alone!)
- Corrupt Battistelli Paid a Fortune (EPO Budget) for Outlaw/Rogue 'Bodyguards' From Firm Linked to Russian Oligarch Iskander Makhmudov
- Battistelli's Bodyguard, Part I: Destruction of Evidence by Alexandre Benalla
- Battistelli's Bodyguard, Part II: Fishing Expedition for Sources in the Alexandre Benalla 'Underworld' Scandal
- Battistelli's Bodyguard, Part III: Mars, France Close Protection (Benalla's Family), and Russian Oligarchy
- Battistelli's Bodyguard, Part IV: Suspected Offenses of Forgery and Possible Falsification
- Battistelli's Bodyguard, Part V: Mediapart Explains the 'Raid' Attempt, Reporters Without Borders Involved
- Outline/Index of the Alexandre Benalla/Battistelli Scandal
- António Campinos Still Needs to Hold Team Battistelli Accountable for Illegally Bringing Weapons to the EPO
- Video: Alexandre Benalla on Carrying Weapons in Munich's EPO Premises (Strictly Illegal in Germany)
- Video: Alexandre Benalla Speaks About His Relationship With Battistelli
- Alexandre Benalla's Time at the EPO, in His Own Words
- Video: Alexandre Benalla Explains His Activities Within the European Patent Office
- Battistelli's Bodyguard Has Been Arrested, But Battistelli Should Join Him
- Hallmark of Corruption: Benalla and Fellow Thugs Paid Roughly the Same Salary as Battistelli (Each!) and There's a New Chinese Contract Worth €7.2 Million
- Bruno Retailleau on Alexandre Benalla's Perjury
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