DSK Descended from Notorious 19th Century Brothel Keeper

Shamed former IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn is descended from a notorious brothel keeper who ended his life in prison, a French family tree expert has revealed. The disgraced economist is the great-grandson of 19th century ‘pimp’ Leon Bricot, according to respected geneologist Jean-Louis Beaucarnot.

One night in 1888, Mr Bricot shot and killed a soldier who refused to pay nine francs – about £1 – in damages for a chair broken during a fight at the brothel. He was found guilty of murder and deported to a labour camp on Black Island in the French antartic where he later died, the book says.

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