The head of the organizing committee of the 2024 Olympic Games in Paris, Tony Estange, became a person of interest in the investigation of the French National Financial Prosecutor's Office. This is reported by Le Parisien. According to the source, from 2018 to 2020, Estange received an annual remuneration of 270 thousand euros, while the salaries of the heads of the organizing committee are limited at a significantly lower level by the law of 1901. The prosecutor's office will examine how Estange received his salary during these three years. In June 2023, the offices of the Olympic Organizing Committee were searched due to suspected corruption. The organizing Committee, headed by Estange, is suspected of embezzlement of funds. Since 2017, the cost estimate for the Olympics has increased to 8.8 billion euros, with an initial cost estimate of 6.6 billion euros. Estange, 45, is a three-time Olympic and five-time world champion in canoeing. In November 2012, he finished his professional career. Since January 2018,Estange has been heading the organizing committee of the Olympic Games in Paris. The Olympic Games in Paris will be held from July 26 to August 11.