Fraud

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• Fake Lawyer Arrested in Morocco: Multiple Charges of Fraud and Identity Theft
  12 December 2019, by Kamal

  A fake lawyer has been placed in the local prison of Ait Melloul, pending the opening of his trial, for identity theft, fraud, scam, attempted deception and breach of trust.
  The individual was arrested following a complaint filed by a victim in Biougra who had entrusted him with the handling of a personal case in exchange for remuneration.
  The investigation carried out by the judicial police revealed that the suspect was the subject of several arrest warrants nationwide for fraud and (…)

• Moroccan Lawmaker Jailed in $60 Million Bank and Government Fraud Case
  14 January 2022, by Sylvanus

  The Public Prosecutor’s Office of Ain Sebâa has placed in detention a deputy from the Constitutional Union (UC) party accused of defrauding more than 600 million dirhams from a bank and public institutions.
  The UC elected official was arrested following complaints filed by the Oum Er-Rbia Hydraulic Basin Agency, the Commercial Court and a local bank, reports Assabah. He is accused of fraud, forgery and issuing bounced checks. The amount of the fraud amounts to more than 600 million (…)

• Casablanca Clinic Owner Denied Bail in Major Healthcare Fraud Case
  18 April 2022, by Ginette

  Accused and prosecuted, among other things, for care fraud and fraud, the owner of the Chifaa clinic in Casablanca and his co-defendants were hoping for release on bail. But the Prosecution firmly opposed it, citing the seriousness of the alleged offenses.
  Even if the accused in this case are willing to pay the bail, whatever the amount that will be set, the public prosecutor considers that in view of the offenses, they deserve pre-trial detention. This is what the investigating judge (…)

• Moroccan Court Denies Release for Prominent Plastic Surgeon Accused of Fraud
  22 April 2022, by Ginette

  The chamber of the Casablanca Court of Appeal has rejected the request for provisional release filed by the lawyers of plastic surgeon Hassan Tazi.
  The famous doctor Hassan Tazi, his wife, his brother and two employees of the clinic are being held in detention at the Oukacha prison. They will remain there, at least, until April 27, the date of their hearing by the investigating judge of the Casablanca Court of Appeal in this case where serious charges weigh against the defendants. They (…)

• Gulf Job Scammer Arrested: Woman Charged with Defrauding Hopeful Migrants
  29 November 2019, by Kamal

  The one called Lhajja was brought before the Attorney General last Sunday for her alleged involvement in several fraud and scam cases. This woman is a dream breaker demanding up to 15,000 dirhams in exchange for a promise of a job contract in certain Gulf countries.
  The accused had no difficulty convincing her victims to advance the sum of 3,000 dirhams as a deposit. They also had to give her their passport as well as a copy of their ID card and criminal record.
  For the victims, the (…)

• French Lawmaker Mustapha Laabid Loses Appeal in Embezzlement Case
  27 September 2020, by Ginette

  The deputy of Moroccan origin had been splashed by an embezzlement case, for which he had been convicted in 2019 by the Rennes Criminal Court. According to the court, the man had used the bank card of the integration association he was running for personal purposes. Mustapha Laabid acknowledges "globally some errors, perhaps even faults," reports Sud Ouest.
  But he points out that the investigators are not right about the amount indicated. As in the first instance, he assures during the (…)

• Jailed Plastic Surgeon Dr. Hassan Tazi May Be Released as Evidence Weakens
  25 September 2023, by Sylvanus

  The famous plastic surgeon, Dr. Hassan Tazi, owner of the Chifaa clinic, incarcerated for, among other things, human trafficking, abuse of weakness and fraud, could soon be released from prison. This is the door opened by the hearing of a witness but also the non-consideration of a certain number of reports, considered null and void.
  It emerges from the hearing by the Criminal Chamber of the head of the billing department of the clinic, also prosecuted in this case, but at liberty, that (…)

• South African YouTuber Warns of Scam After Casablanca Beach Horse Ride
  12 January 2024, by Sylvanus

  In a video titled "Avoid these scammers in Casablanca", published on his channel, a South African YouTuber recounts his misadventures in the economic capital. He was scammed after a horseback ride.
  The misadventures of Kurt Caz, a South African YouTuber, begin in Casablanca, after a pleasant visit to Marrakech where he explored the popular neighborhoods of the ochre city and savored a chicken tagine at the very affordable price of 30 DH, according to H24info. He takes a first "red" taxi (…)

• Royal Palace Staff Implicated in Million-Dirham Red Mercury Scam
  12 February 2019, by Amine

  Seven people appeared before the public prosecutor on Sunday for fraud and issuing a bad check. Among them were two individuals working at the royal college.
  The daily Assabah explains that two palace employees would have made a woman believe that they would act as intermediaries so that she could do business with a retired colonel and professionals in the red mercury trade.
  The palace employees would have given this woman a bad check and claimed that they had bought 3 grams of red (…)

• Moroccan Retiree Loses 700,000 Dirhams in Royal Palace Scam
  17 February 2019, by Said

  A Moroccan living abroad, who had returned to Morocco to retire there, was swindled by a scammer who claimed to be close to the royal palace, and lost the sum of 700,000 dirhams.
  The case is reported by the newspaper Assabah. According to the publication, this scammer had falsified several official documents from the royal palace, promising the Moroccan expatriate to obtain transport permits in exchange for large sums of money estimated at around 700,000 dirhams.
  To better convince his (…)