Moroccan Expats Sentenced in Marrakech Money Laundering Case
5 April 2025
Involved in a money laundering case, Moroccans residing abroad (MREs) were sentenced to prison terms by the criminal chamber of the court of first instance in Marrakech.
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Moroccan Jewelers Alert Authorities to Suspicious Gold Purchases
22 March 2025
In Morocco, significant and regular purchases of gold in several cities have raised the concern of jewelry and jewelry professionals, who have alerted the National Financial (…)
Morocco Launches Probe into Currency Exchange Offices Across Major Cities
14 March 2025
The Office of Foreign Exchange is currently conducting checks in several currency exchange offices in Morocco. These operations are mainly focused on establishments located in (…)
Morocco Exits FATF ’Gray List’ as Anti-Money Laundering Efforts Intensify
10 March 2025
Morocco has made significant progress in its fight against money laundering. This emerges from the seventh annual report of the Presidency of the Public Prosecutor’s Office, (…)
French-Algerian Fugitive Wanted for Drug Trafficking Arrested in Morocco
23 February 2025
A 42-year-old French national of Algerian origin was arrested on Friday in Casablanca by the judicial police. Suspected of being involved in a drug trafficking and money (…)
Former Real Estate Agent Sentenced to 4 Years for €546,000 Fraud Scheme
4 February 2025
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 (…)
Moroccan Officials Under Investigation for Corruption and Fraud
2 February 2025
In Morocco, several municipal officials suspected of tax fraud, embezzlement and real estate spoliation are the subject of investigations conducted by the competent services of (…)
Morocco Evaluated on Anti-Money Laundering Measures by European Council
30 January 2025
A report by the Conference of the Parties to the Council of Europe Convention on Laundering, Search, Seizure and Confiscation of the Proceeds of Crime and on the Financing of (…)
Moroccan Authorities Probe Suspicious Real Estate Transactions in Casablanca and El Jadida
23 January 2025
The control services of the Directorate General of Taxes and the National Financial Intelligence Authority ((ANRF)) are investigating suspicious banking transactions detected (…)
French Court Convicts Ringleaders in Agricultural Labor Exploitation Scheme
23 January 2025
Tried for human exploitation, fraud and money laundering in the agricultural sector, the masterminds of a network that mainly recruited illegal labor from Morocco for service (…)