Former Moroccan Lawmaker Sentenced to 4 Years for Fuel Company Fraud

It all started with a complaint filed against the former MP Babour Sghir, who is also the owner and manager of two companies specializing in the sale and distribution of fuels through a subsidiary of the La Samir refinery for "non-compliance with financial commitments" towards it. His companies have accumulated a significant debt of 247 million DH, reports Hespress. He was accused of having paid the plaintiff a sum of 16,625,000.00 DH out of an already fixed amount of 120,900,000.00 DH.

During the investigation, he persisted in claiming to have handed over to La Samir as guarantees, blank signed checks, a mortgage on a villa belonging to him, a draft for an amount of 60 million dirhams, as well as a joint surety of certain notaries. Allegations that contrast with reality. He will be sentenced to four years in prison by the court of first instance of Ain Sebaa in Casablanca.

Babour Sghir’s legal troubles are far from over. After this verdict, he will have to answer to other charges against him before the Casablanca Court of Appeal. It is another case related to this file for which he is being prosecuted. A senior BMCE Bank official is said to have facilitated his "obtaining" of sums of money exceeding 30 billion cents with non-compliant documents, it is specified.