A French judge tracks down millions of euros in Morocco

A presumed 45-year-old fraudster, accused of having piloted an international criminal organization, was kept under judicial supervision. Indicted for organized fraud and money laundering, he is suspected of having orchestrated, with ten accomplices, the massive theft of digital assets between 2024 and 2025.

The investigation, the details of which were reported by Le Parisien, reveals the determination of the investigating judge in charge of the case. To identify the financial flows and seize the ill-gotten gains, the magistrate personally traveled to Spain, the United States and Morocco, a sign of the international scope of this network’s ramifications.

The group used the "rip deal" technique to trap wealthy investors. By offering attractive investments through trading platforms, the criminals lured their victims to Parisian cafes. A hidden camera then captured the connection codes to the digital wallets to empty them instantly.

This team, made up of sedentary Gypsies settled in Seine-Saint-Denis, had modernized its methods by creating shell companies and sophisticated websites. A New York entrepreneur is among the main victims, having lost nearly a million euros after a meeting in the 16th arrondissement of the capital.

Before the courts, the main suspect, who now works as an Amazon delivery driver, denied being the architect of the system. His lawyers claimed that he scrupulously respected his judicial obligations, while denouncing the judge’s desire to send him back to prison for facts already integrated into the proceedings.