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Police Officer Arrested in Rabat for Alleged Recruitment Fraud Scheme

Thursday 3 January 2019, by Said

A police sergeant-chief suspected of being involved in a fraud case was arrested on Wednesday by the prefectural judicial police service of Rabat.

"The security services received a complaint attributing to the suspect police officer her involvement in fraud operations, by claiming to be a recruitment intermediary within the police ranks, in exchange for sums of money," says a statement from the General Directorate of National Security (DGSN).

She is also accused of having provided false and fraudulent information concerning an intermediation for the obtaining of approvals, it is explained.

According to the DGSN, the police investigation made it possible to identify six potential victims and the seizure at the suspect’s home of "copies of administrative documents suspected of being used in fraud operations".

"The police officer was placed in custody at the disposal of the investigation conducted under the supervision of the competent public prosecutor’s office, in order to elucidate the ins and outs of this case, to identify all potential victims and to arrest all potential accomplices," the DGSN also indicates.