Fraud

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• Singer Amel Bent’s Partner Arrested in Paris Extortion Scheme
  14 June 2023, by Prince

  Amel Bent’s new partner, P., has been incarcerated and indicted since last week in a case of extortion involving major Parisian criminals.
  P. was arrested on January 19, following a joint operation by the financial research and intervention brigade (BRIF) and the anti-gang unit carried out in mid-December, during which six major Parisian criminals, including Nordine Mansouri alias la Gelée, and Ihmed Mohieddine known as Jo, listed by the police, were apprehended. They are accused of (…)

• Moroccan Lawmaker Exposes Widespread Under-the-Table Payments in Social Housing Market
  26 May 2024, by Sylvanus

  The deputy of the parliamentary group of progress and socialism (PPS) in the House of Representatives, Loubna Sghiri, denounces real estate developers who have set up a generalized "black" system and defraud social housing applicants. She calls on the Minister of Territorial Planning, Urbanism, Housing and City Policy, Fatima Zahra Mansouri, to act.
  Under-the-table payments in social housing in Morocco are causing controversy. In a written question addressed to the Minister of Territorial (…)

• Morocco Launches National Effort to Combat Rising Real Estate Scams Targeting Expats
  1 June 2024, by Prince

  Faced with the growing number of fraud cases in real estate associations, Morocco has set up a national coordination to prevent citizens and thus reduce the number of victims.
  More and more Moroccans and Moroccans residing abroad (MREs) are victims of scams through real estate associations. To fight against this phenomenon that is gaining momentum, a national coordination has been set up, relays SNRT News. Most of the victims recount having paid large sums of money to these real estate (…)

• Former Real Estate Agent Sentenced to 4 Years for €546,000 Fraud Scheme
  4 February, by Sylvanus

  Accused of having defrauded his clients for a total amount of 546,000 euros, the Moroccan Soufyène Mazouz, former real estate agent in Persan, and also the former boss of the Nestenn agency in Persan, was convicted of breach of trust and money laundering.
  The verdict was handed down on Wednesday, January 29, 2025. Absent from his trial, Soufyène Mazouz was sentenced to four years in prison for fraud. He is accused of having misappropriated security deposits during real estate (…)

• Moroccan Official Denies Corruption Charges in High-Profile Embezzlement Trial
  5 November 2019, by Kamal

  The Criminal Chamber at the Court of Appeal of Casablanca gave the floor to the President of the municipality of Had Soualem, who is being prosecuted in a case of corruption, embezzlement and fraud of public funds and abuse of power.
  Zine el Abidine Haouas stated that he did not know the reason for his presence before the Court, and that he rejected all the charges against him.
  "I have never been prosecuted, and I do not remember having visited a gendarmerie station," he argued.
  The (…)

• US Fraud Suspect Arrested in Morocco: Beninese National Wanted for $873,000 Tax Scheme
  12 February 2020, by Bladi.net

  In execution of an international arrest warrant issued by the US judicial authorities, elements of the prefectural service of the judicial police of the city of Marrakech arrested, last Monday, a 29-year-old Beninese national. The latter would be involved in fraud cases.
  According to the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN), the accused is the subject of a red notice issued by the International Criminal Police Organization since October 22 last.
  The Beninese national is (…)

• Moroccan Call Center Fined €50,000 for Solar Panel Scam Targeting French Residents
  30 October 2024, by Said

  A call center based in Casablanca was sentenced to a heavy fine for having conducted an illegal telemarketing campaign with many residents in the Lyon region.
  Posing as an "RGE study office" mandated by the government, the Ben-Mensah Call operators promised individuals assistance with the installation of solar panels after examining their bills.
  Their real goal? Collect personal information on the victims of this scam. "They call from a 06 number that seems real," testifies Martin, a (…)

• Police Officer Arrested in Rabat for Alleged Recruitment Fraud Scheme
  3 January 2019, by Said

  A police sergeant-chief suspected of being involved in a fraud case was arrested on Wednesday by the prefectural judicial police service of Rabat.
  "The security services received a complaint attributing to the suspect police officer her involvement in fraud operations, by claiming to be a recruitment intermediary within the police ranks, in exchange for sums of money," says a statement from the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN).
  She is also accused of having provided false (…)

• Moroccan Suspect Arrested in Spain for $1.6 Million Gibraltar Tobacco Heist
  13 August 2020, by Kamal

  The man, who had committed his act in June 2017, was arrested in Spain following an international arrest warrant issued against him in 2018 by the Supreme Court of Gibraltar. He would have been released on bail.
  According to Spanish media, three other individuals were arrested as part of the same case, for having participated in the robbery of the tobacco depot and the theft of the 1.5 million euros.
  After several months of investigation, the individual was apprehended by the Guardia (…)

• Elegant Fraudster Arrested: Woman Used Luxury Car to Lure and Rob Victims in Agadir
  12 August 2019, by Kamal

  The security services of the city of Ait Melloul, in the outskirts of Agadir, managed to arrest a young woman in her thirties, for her involvement in cases of fraud and scam, using a bladed weapon. Known for her elegance, she used her luxury car to deceive the vigilance of her victims, before extorting their property, by force.
  The suspect adopted the same strategy to attract women of all ages. Choosing those waiting for taxis, she offered to drop them off at their destination.
  Once the (…)