Moroccan Firms Face Ransomware Threats: Hackers Demand Crypto Payment
7 January 2024
Hackers are demanding large sums of money from Moroccan businessmen, threatening to disclose the data of their companies that they have managed to hack.
Fraud
Moroccan Lawmaker Sentenced to 5 Years for Check Fraud, Skips Trial
2 January 2024
The deputy of the Istiqlal party, Saleh Oughbal, has just been sentenced in absentia by the court of first instance of Sidi Slimane to a sentence of five years in prison and (…)
Moroccan Woman Arrested for Online Sextortion Scheme Targeting Middle Eastern Victims
23 December 2023
Accused of engaging in online sexual blackmail compromising Israelis and Gulf nationals, a pregnant woman was arrested by the judicial police in Oued Zem.
British Fraud Suspect Extradited from Morocco to US in $99 Million Ponzi Scheme Case
17 December 2023
The United States thanks Morocco for the extradition of a British national accused of a vast fraud.
Spain Arrests Moroccan Fugitive Wanted for Fraud and Embezzlement
9 December 2023
The Spanish police recently arrested a 38-year-old man of Moroccan nationality. The individual was the subject of an international arrest warrant issued by Morocco for alleged (…)
Moroccan Royal Advisor’s Brother Sees Prison Term Cut, Fine Increased in Fraud Case
9 December 2023
In Rabat, Karim, brother of royal advisor Yassir Zenagui, sentenced in the first instance to three years in prison in October 2021 for fraud and breach of trust, saw his (…)
Marrakech Notary and Real Estate Executive Jailed for $11 Million Fraud Scheme
11 November 2023
The criminal chamber of the Marrakech Court of Appeal sentenced a notary and the commercial director of a major real estate company to six years in prison each for fraud, (…)
Moroccan ’Faith Healer’ Sentenced to 5 Years for Attempted Rape and Fraud
2 November 2023
The criminal chamber of the Tangier Court of Appeal sentenced a "religious healer" accused of attempting to rape a woman after making her believe she was possessed.
Plastic Surgeon’s Trial: New Evidence Emerges in Human Trafficking Case
28 October 2023
The confrontation between the accused continues in the trial of the famous plastic surgeon, Dr. Hassan Tazi, owner of the Chifaa clinic, incarcerated for, among other things, (…)
Israeli Fugitive Arrested in Morocco for International Cybercrime and Fraud
28 October 2023
The National Brigade of the Judicial Police (BNPJ) arrested an Israeli national of Moroccan origin, wanted by Interpol for acts of fraud, breach of the security of personal (…)