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Wednesday 17th April 2013 the case of aggravated deception begins in Marseille
French breast implant boss arrested
(Reuters) - Jean-Claude Mas, the Frenchman who sparked a global health scare by selling substandard breast implants, was arrested on Thursday as Marseille prosecutors build a case against him for manslaughter.
LATEST UPDATE: 07/03/2012
Disgraced PIP breast implant boss jailed
(AFP) Disgraced founder of the PIP breast implant company, Jean-Claude Mas, was jailed in Marseille on Tuesday for failing to pay his bail. Poly Implant Prothese was closed down by the French authorities in 2010 for using substandard silicone gel.
The founder of the French breast implant company at the heart of a global health scare was jailed on Tuesday after failing to pay his bail, a source said.
Jean-Claude Mas, 72, was jailed at Marseille's Baumette prison, the source said, requesting anonymity. His lawyer could not be contacted for confirmation late Tuesday.
In January he was charged with causing "involuntary injuries" but released on a 100,000-euro ($131,000) bail. Mas is the founder of Poly Implant Prothese (PIP), which shut down in 2010 after it was revealed to have been using substandard, industrial-grade silicone gel.
29 October 2012 Last updated at 16:18
PIP breast implant boss Jean-Claude Mas leaves custody
(BBC News) The founder of the scandal-hit French breast implant company PIP has been released from custody pending trial. Jean-Claude Mas, 73, spent eight months in detention after his company's breast implants were revealed to be prone to rupturing.
He is due to go on trial in April and will have his movements restricted in the meantime.
4 April 2013
Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) boss Jean-Claude Mas arrives on April 4, 2013 at the Marseille court house
PIP breast implant boss Jean-Claude Mas leaves custody
(BBC News) The founder of the scandal-hit French breast implant company PIP has been released from custody pending trial. Jean-Claude Mas, 73, spent eight months in detention after his company's breast implants were revealed to be prone to rupturing.
He is due to go on trial in April and will have his movements restricted in the meantime.
4 April 2013
Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) boss Jean-Claude Mas arrives on April 4, 2013 at the Marseille court house
(Getty) Poly Implant Prothese (PIP) boss Jean-Claude Mas arrives on April 4, 2013 at the Marseille court house, to be heard by judge Annaick Le Goff two week before the opening of his trial for fraud and deception. Between 400,000 and 500,000 women around the world are believed to have received allegedly faulty breast implants made by PIP, the now-defunct company that Mas founded in southern France.
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