A Dutch investigation in Morocco does not need to resolve every grey area to threaten “bijstand.” The evidence collected may be enough to force the beneficiary to prove the origin, ownership and value of a suspected property.
In the Netherlands, repeated holidays at the same address in Morocco can attract the municipality’s attention. Social assistance recipients may be questioned about where they stay and their dates of entry and exit.
The Foreign Exchange Office is scrutinizing 37 cases involving Moroccan exporters and investors. Inspectors suspect that some of them understated their income and kept part of their profits outside the Kingdom.
A woman holding French and Algerian nationalities was sentenced to four months in prison in Essaouira. She presented herself as a lawyer and offered legal services without having the right to practice .
The personal driver of the Secretary of State for Maritime Fisheries was reportedly removed from his duties following a complaint accusing him of receiving 200,000 dirhams to facilitate obtaining an authorization concerning a fishing boat.
MREs settled in France must be careful about their bank accounts opened in Morocco . For the French tax administration, an account held abroad must be declared every year. In case of oversight, the fine can reach 1,500 euros per undeclared account.
A 37-year-old French national, wanted by French justice to serve a criminal sentence, was arrested in Casablanca. He was targeted by an international arrest warrant in cases involving fraud, stolen cars, money laundering and weapons possession .
Recipients of social integration income in Belgium could face increased scrutiny when they own property abroad. The federal government wants to allow social services centers (CPAS) to hire private detectives in cases of serious fraud suspicion, but Walloon CPAS consider this option extremely costly.
An investigation is currently targeting a network of companies linked to Turkish businessmen. These firms are suspected of massive customs fraud on goods transiting through the ports of Tangier Med and Casablanca .
The government is cracking down on tax fraud. Before parliament, the Budget Minister unveiled sharply higher revenues and an economy resilient to drought, setting an ambitious course for public finances.
Concerns of Moroccans living abroad are resurfacing in Parliament. A text on international exchange of tax data is raising questions about assets, accounts and economic interests held in Morocco by MREs (Moroccan Residents Abroad).
Wrongly accused of fraud, a Moroccan domestic worker employed in Ceuta has won a major legal victory. Spanish justice has annulled the rejection of her work visa, condemning the administration for its biased assessment .