Polanski spent decades in Switzerland (small luxury ski resort Gstaad), not so much France. I dont claim to know the details of his case, but setup above is ge

Polanski spent decades in Switzerland (small luxury ski resort Gstaad), not so much France. I dont claim to know the details of his case, but setup above is generally not uncommon, swiss even have special residency permit for folks bringing millions+ into the country, no need for pesky jobs like us peasants.