PARIS — France's richest man, LVMH chief Bernard Arnault, testified on Thursday in the influence-peddling trial of a former head of France's domestic intelligence agency, denying any knowledge of an alleged scheme to protect the luxury group.

Bernard Squarcini, former head of the DCRI security service (since renamed the DGSI), is among 10 people on trial in Paris charged with using his security contacts for private gain, including obtaining confidential information for LVMH.

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