Several elected officials and senior officials in Fez are suspected of having used false certificates to appropriate land intended for an agricultural project. An investigation has been opened to shed light on this matter.
The control and recovery agents, in coordination with the risk analysis and programming service, under the General Directorate of Taxes (DGI), are investigating suspicious activities related to the judicial liquidation of companies in an irregular situation with respect to the tax authorities.
The services of the Customs and Indirect Taxes Administration (ADII), in coordination with those of the Foreign Exchange Office, have detected the illegal transfer abroad of large sums of money estimated at 750 million dirhams, carried out by a network composed of dozens of companies over a period of three years.
Following reports containing precise information on the exploitation of alleged foreign "investors" by members of a network, control elements from the Exchange Office are investigating the activities of companies - registered in the name of foreigners in Morocco, the majority of whom hold French or Turkish nationality - involved in the illicit transfer of funds between Tangier, Casablanca and El Jadida, mainly specializing in import-export, textiles and clothing.
The parliamentary group of the Party of Progress and Socialism (PPS) has submitted a bill to strengthen controls and establish a national digital system to combat fraud in the used car sector, particularly odometer tampering and concealment of the true condition of vehicles.
The Tangier Court of Appeal decided on Tuesday to prosecute a city deputy, member of a party in the government majority, while allowing him to remain free, in a case of falsification of documents and seals to obtain authorization for his private school.
The control services of the Exchange Office have investigated suspicious financial transfers made by subsidiaries of foreign companies, particularly European and Asian, operating in Morocco.
Exchange Office inspectors are investigating suspicious activities of companies created by Moroccans abroad, suspecting money laundering.
In its annual report on Social Security, the French Court of Auditors calls for better control of retirement pensions paid abroad. Morocco, a destination of choice for French retirees, is concerned.
In France, Social Security has been paying pensions abroad, particularly in Morocco, even though some beneficiaries are reportedly already deceased.
The Exchange Office intensifies its controls after detecting accounting anomalies in several investment projects of Moroccan companies abroad.
The general tax department is conducting a vast operation targeting companies that are no longer active and have not submitted tax declarations, in some cases for many years.