Education minister promises to investigate “sick note fraud”
It’s the latest purge targeting the nation’s teachers and involves allegations that many are presenting “fraudulent sick notes”. Just in the district of Bragança alone there are 360 teachers “off
Sócrates fraud probe hones in on Lisbon’s Deutsche Bank
Days after super-judge Carlos Alexandre swooped on Lisbon’s Barclays Bank, allegedly to seize accounts relating to Sócrates fraud probe, aka Operation Marquês (see: https://www.portugalresident.com/%E2%80%9Csuper-judge%E2%80%9D-swoops-on-barclays-in-s%C3%B3crates-corruption-probe), the “Mourinho of the Justice System”
State swindling
State swindling is on the up. Diário de Notícias has reported 755 cases of fraud within the national health and social security services in the first six months of this
Tax fraud under €15,000 “escapes law”
In an extraordinary interpretation of fiscal law, Porto Appeal Court judges are reported to have opened the doors to a viper’s nest of tax fraud. The Public Prosecutor is naturally
Creditors circle round fraudulent ex-Benfica boss
Convicted fraudster and ex-Benfica boss João Vale e Azevedo had another day in court this week, as the Tribunal do Comércio in Sintra officially declared him bankrupt. According to Negócios
Doctors under fire for fraud and deception
In less than a week, several doctors up and down the country have hit the headlines for frauds involving millions of euros, fictitious patients, stolen medication and bogus companies. In
Businesses raided in Cascais
Officers from the PSP and representatives from the tax office carried out inspections at 89 businesses in the Cascais area recently, uncovering a large number of offences ranging from tax
IVA scam ‘in the open’
Coimbra Polícia Judiciária (PJ) recently dismantled a fraud operation, known as ‘Step by Step’, involving the issuing of illegal facturas. It is believed 32 people, linked to the same construction
Mafia swindles big business
Around 300 Portuguese businesses and the country’s entire banking sector have been revealed as the victims of a giant swindle involving seven million euros. So far, police have arrested 49
Medical swindles could total millions
More than 50 chemists are currently under investigation by the Judicial Police (PJ) after a vast health fraud was uncovered. The fraudsters have reportedly robbed the state of hundreds of