Two Moroccans are among the 201 people detained in Turkey as part of the dismantling of a vast network of fake investment platforms. According to the Istanbul prosecutor’s office, the organization was allegedly run by Israeli nationals and is suspected of taking more than $3 billion from its victims.
A vendor in Jemaa el-Fna Square was arrested after asking a tourist for 200 dirhams for a few peanuts, three dates and two pieces of dried fig. The transaction was filmed, and also led to the closure of his stall.
The holder of a talent passport, a Moroccan national received an OQTF without a grace period, a three-year re-entry ban and an order to remain at a designated residence. The prefecture relied on a suspended 300-euro fine imposed for old offenses. The court annuls everything.
A notary in Fès was placed in pretrial detention following a complaint filed by an MRE living in the Netherlands. He claims he never received the 3.156 million dirhams corresponding to the sale of his real estate.
A parking attendant was arrested in Marrakech after a video was released showing him demanding 40 dirhams from a motorist . He allegedly also demanded the vehicle keys.
A woman holding French and Algerian nationalities was sentenced to four months in prison in Essaouira. She presented herself as a lawyer and offered legal services without having the right to practice .
A man who hoped to obtain a mortgage claims to have been used as a front man by a network suspected of creating shell companies and defrauding financing organizations. The case led two suspects before the Fès prosecutor’s office.
Several MRE families claim they discovered, upon arriving at the ports of Algésiras or Tanger Med, that the boat tickets paid for before their departure had not been registered with the shipping companies.
The personal driver of the Secretary of State for Maritime Fisheries was reportedly removed from his duties following a complaint accusing him of receiving 200,000 dirhams to facilitate obtaining an authorization concerning a fishing boat.
A 37-year-old French national, wanted by French justice to serve a criminal sentence, was arrested in Casablanca. He was targeted by an international arrest warrant in cases involving fraud, stolen cars, money laundering and weapons possession .
Marrakech police have arrested five people suspected of illegally imposing payments on motorists in Guéliz. They were presenting themselves as car park attendants without holding official authorization.
Four people have been arrested in Agadir for their suspected involvement in a fraud case targeting household appliance retailers . The group is suspected of trapping several sellers with fake orders placed on the Internet.