Prosecution lawyer comments on Balkany money laundering trial The trial of a French politician accused, together with his wife, of failing to disclose their total worth to the taxman from 2007 to 2014 has entered its second week. Patrick and Isabelle Balkany have been under investigation since 2013 when a former political ally told judges he had deposited millions of euros in a Swiss bank account controlled by Patrick Balkany.A lawyer for the prosecution told AFPTV that the evidence of money laundering was particularly convincing. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES