Aziz Rouibeh, president of the Rabat Bar Association, has made revelations about the lawyer placed in detention at El Arjat prison following the dismantling of a vast fraud network by investigators from the National Brigade of the Judicial Police (BNPJ).
The Moroccan government is working on generalizing electronic payment for all categories of society. Small shopkeepers, commonly called "Moul l’hanout" in Morocco, are now concerned.
The services of the National Financial Intelligence Authority (ANRF) have uncovered the existence of an increasingly sophisticated network of companies, involving money laundering, tax fraud, and criminal activities such as drug trafficking and corruption, as part of a series of investigations.
Networks exploit people with mental disorders as managers of fictitious companies created to import goods while bypassing customs.
The National Financial Intelligence Authority (ANRF) has launched an investigation following a bank alert on suspicions of fraud and money laundering by construction companies.
The Royal Gendarmerie of Deroua seized 2.7 tons of allegedly adulterated olive oil in a gas station in the city center, located near Berrechid.
Attijariwafa bank has filed a complaint for fraud and other offenses against a development company for a real estate project located in Sidi Maârouf, on the outskirts of Casablanca, to which it granted loans. The bank is waiting to be reimbursed.
Wealthy Moroccans are in the sights of the Office des Changes. They allegedly purchased luxury watches and jewelry from stores in France and Luxembourg, without prior declaration at the borders, in violation of Moroccan foreign exchange legislation.
Morocco is among the "vigilant countries" in the fight against financial crimes, according to the Global Economic and Financial Crime Index for the year 2025, published by a company specializing in legal advice and risk management.
The internal control services of a major banking group based in Casablanca have uncovered irregularities in the granting of real estate loans to certain clients. Branch managers, client managers and loan analysts would be involved in this case of forgery.
An employee of the prefecture of Béziers, in the Hérault, would have received nearly 500,000 euros to fraudulently issue residence permits to drug traffickers of Moroccan origin.
As of April 14, 2025, the National Agency for Land Conservation, Cadastre and Cartography (ANCFCC) will require electronic payment for real estate conservation fees. The objective is to strengthen transparency in transactions and fight against land fraud.