Morocco’s Ex-Tax Official Extradited from France on Embezzlement Charges

An investigation opened following the delay in collecting the due amounts revealed a significant deficit in the treasury accounts, and forced the authorities to file a complaint with the Prosecutor of the King at the Court of Appeal of Rabat.

14 company executives summoned confirmed that they had paid the taxes owed to the State.

According to the daily Assabah, two assistants of the civil servant concerned rejected any involvement in the case and pointed the finger at their hierarchical superior, who had left Morocco for Spain, before joining France.

Despite their statements, they were prosecuted for embezzlement and fraud.

The former head of the local tax department was also prosecuted in a case of university degree forgery. He is accused of having presented a false Bachelor’s Degree in Geology, in order to benefit from a professional promotion.

The defendant was also the subject of complaints for fraud in the context of a residential development.