Education minister promises to investigate âsick note fraudâ
Itâs the latest purge targeting the nationâs teachers and involves allegations that many are presenting âfraudulent sick notesâ. Just in the district of Bragança alone there are 360 teachers âoff
SĂłcrates fraud probe hones in on Lisbonâs Deutsche Bank
Days after super-judge Carlos Alexandre swooped on Lisbonâs Barclays Bank, allegedly to seize accounts relating to SĂłcrates fraud probe, aka Operation MarquĂȘs (see: https://www.portugalresident.com/%E2%80%9Csuper-judge%E2%80%9D-swoops-on-barclays-in-s%C3%B3crates-corruption-probe), the âMourinho of the Justice Systemâ
State swindling
State swindling is on the up. DiĂĄrio de NotĂcias has reported 755 cases of fraud within the national health and social security services in the first six months of this
Tax fraud under âŹ15,000 âescapes lawâ
In an extraordinary interpretation of fiscal law, Porto Appeal Court judges are reported to have opened the doors to a viperâs 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 âin the openâ
Coimbra PolĂcia JudiciĂĄria (PJ) recently dismantled a fraud operation, known as âStep by Stepâ, 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 countryâs 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