Fruitless journey

Two buses arrived in Moguer, Huelva, on Friday with 90 Polish nationals on board, the passengers expecting to be employed during the strawberry harvest.

Sixty accused over illegal disposal of fridges

Sixty people have been accused of involvement in the illegal disposal of over half a million refrigerators while collecting the fees for ‘environmental’ disposal, an action which netted them around €10 million profit over a four year period.

Former community president facing long prison sentence

The Málaga Provincial Public Prosecutor is asking for a nine year prison sentence for the former president of the Capistrano Playa Community, a British national, for the alleged crime of embezzlement.

Ten arrested in cash for diplomas fraud

Ten members of the Independent Workers Union in Cádiz have been detained for issuing qualifications in exchange for money, a fraud which probably netted them more than one million euros.

Supermarket owner charged with fraud

The owner of a SuperM supermarket in Ecija has been arrested and the premises sealed after he was found to have been adjusting the sell-by dates on various products by as much as two years.

18 arrested in VAT fraud

Eighteen people have been arrested in connection with a multi-million euro VAT fraud, the detentions taking place in Málaga, Madrid, Granada and Melilla.

11 detained in connection with Treasury fraud

Eleven people have been detained in connection with defrauding the Treasury of around €22 million by avoiding paying IVA and then claiming refunds of excise duty on alcoholic beverages.

Eight arrested for fraud

Eight people have been arrested in Madrid and Toledo as part of ‘Operación Escudero’, an investigation into frauds carried out in the province of Jaén. The frauds have become known as the ‘Nazareth scams’ as they take part during the last quarter of each year. The amount involved is around €600,000 and the investigation began after an olive oil mill …

Six arrested in adoption fraud

Six people have been arrested in Madrid in connection with the falsification of documents relating to the international adoption of Russian children. An investigation began last August after the Junta de Andalucía detected irregularities relating to several adoptions. International adoptions tend to go through ‘mediators’, individuals who are familiar with the laws and customs of both countries involved and can …