Public Prosecutor’s Office accuses media mogul Mário Ferreira of qualified tax fraud
Ferreira owns Media Capital, group includes TVI/ CNN Portugal Portugal’s Central Department of Investigation and Criminal Action has accused businessman Mário Ferreira, owner of Media Capital, the group that owns
Risk of frauds in European funds increases as of today
New rules have been described as “a return to the madness of the 80s” As of today, new rules governing the application of European funding (principally PRR – Plan for
Public prosecutor charges two lawyers with aiding illegal immigration
Lawyers accused of fraudulently taking advantage of ‘weaknesses in system’ Porto District Attorney’s Office has said today that the Public Prosecutor’s Office has charged two female lawyers with computer fraud
Suspected fraudsters arrested in Algarve
The men posed as bank employees, manipulating victims into transferring large sums of money to Portugal PJ police, in collaboration with Europol and Spanish authorities, have arrested three Spanish men
71-year-old woman jailed for fraud and falsification
A 71-year-old woman has been condemned to six years in prison after being found guilty of aggravated fraud and document falsification in a case in which her lawyer was also
Suspicions of fiscal fraud (and more) behind raids on Uber offices
Operation Express Delivery taking place in Lisbon, Setúbal, Coimbra, Aveiro and Braga Authorities suspect the Portuguese State has been short-changed by around €28 million in VAT – and possibly as
VIP businessman suspected of using European funds to live EIGHT YEARS in luxury hotel
Manuel Serrão seen as “principal mentor of fraudulent scheme” Operation Maestro burst over media screens and pages yesterday – shocking Portuguese citizens with yet another suspected corruption scandal involving the
Hairdresser to Portugal’s ‘famous’ condemned to seven years jail for tax fraud
Inês Pereira’s entire family face same conviction Inês Pereira, the well-known hairdresser of ‘various public figures’, was condemned to seven years jail yesterday for fiscal fraud and money laundering. At
Portuguese ‘finance prodigy’ arrested in USA on fraud charges
Carlos Manuel Santos was considered a ‘finance prodigy’ in Portugal A 29-year-old Portuguese businessman has been arrested in the United States of American on fraud charges. Carlos Manuel Santos, who
Front & Back: new fraud investigation gets underway
With legal cases backed up into the distant future in Portuguese courts, law enforcement authorities are doggedly seeking out alleged corruption nonetheless. A new case “Frente e Verso” (front and