Moroccan Imam Sentenced to 5 Years for Multi-Million Dirham Fraud Scheme

Following the hearings reserved for the civil parties, including several merchants from the popular Souk, the investigating judge at the court of first instance in Casablanca ordered the restitution of the sum of 3.47 million dirhams to the victims.

The 39-year-old defendant, accused of fraud and breach of trust, had been arrested at the Al Kamra bus station in Rabat, during an operation coordinated between elements of the Casablanca police prefecture and the services of the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN).

With a debt of over 6.8 million dirhams, the imam, having misled the faithful, had claimed cash flow difficulties and the bankruptcy of his company. But he had not reckoned with the tenacity of the lawyers for the civil party who pleaded breach of trust.