Moroccan Official Sentenced in Schengen Visa Fraud Case

The municipal councilor was sentenced to one year in prison by the Court of First Instance in Tangier for fraud, reports the Arabic-language daily Al Akhbar. Following a complaint filed with the competent Public Prosecutor’s Office by a woman (M.M.), residing in Azemmour, she had been arrested and then placed in pre-trial detention in the women’s prison in Assilah for her alleged involvement in a case of fraud concerning Schengen visas.

Back from Qatar, M.M. needed a job contract in Spain. She then contacted the Tangier elected official. Her sister lives in Italy. Another individual lives in Tangier. The elected official provided M.M. with an administrative document attesting that she lives with her in Tangier. From then on, the address of the municipal councilor becomes hers. She thus helped the plaintiff obtain a Schengen visa on the plaintiff’s behalf. The administrative document, as well as other documents, audio recordings and money transfer operations led to the arrest of the elected official.