The Judicial Court of the District of Madeira decided to extinguish the coercive measures involving government officials and the mayor of Calheta, in the Ab Initio investigation triggered last September, which led to the arrest of eight people, who would later be released after the first judicial interrogation. The newspaper…
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An alleged Lithuanian gang leader of a criminal organisation dedicated to importing scrapped cars involved in accidents in the US, which, after cosmetic repairs, were resold in Europe, including Portugal, was arrested in Madeira, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office said today. A source from the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO)…
The Judiciary Police (PJ), through its National Anti-Corruption Unit, carried out dawn raids in Lisbon, Alcoentre, Sintra, and Funchal, carrying out a total of 32 search and seizure warrants. This operation targets an alleged criminal scheme involving, among others, prison guards suspected of facilitating the entry of illicit substances into…
The Public Prosecutor’s Office is now investigating the alleged criminal scheme that removed 18 employees from the Pingo Doce store in Santo António. The process, according to a company source who spoke to media outlet, JM, also involves two public security agents. The two uniformed police officers were allegedly caught…
The Public Prosecutor’s Office (MP) has brought charges against 24 defendants (13 men and 9 women working for two companies on the island of Terceira, Azores) for several crimes under Operation Mayday. The suspects have defrauded the State for more than 9.5 million euros through the social mobility allowance –…
A Pingo Doce source has confirmed that “harmful practices have been identified in their Santo António store and as such a dozen or more employees are undergoing both internal and judicial enquiries. A stance that has shocked both workers and the general public. The suspects are accused of embezzlement and…
The President of the Regional Government reacted today after Regional Secretaries Rogério Gouveia, Pedro Ramos, and Pedro Fino and the Secretary General of the PSD-M, José Prada, were interviewed by the Judiciary Police in the context of the ‘Ab Initio’ process, saying that “no one has been or is accused…
Portugal fell nine places in the 2024 Corruption Perceptions Index and obtained its worst result ever. The failing was, “particularly driven by the perception of abuse in public office for private benefits,” in cases such as ‘Operation Influencer’. The Transparency International index, published since 2012 and in which Portugal has…
The Public Prosecutor’s Office has shelved the investigation involving the Secretary of Economy, Tourism, and Culture of Madeira, in a process on suspicion of the crime of malfeasance, the minister confirmed, after receiving information from his lawyer. “For my part, I never had any doubt that no crime was committed…
Last year’s corruption case, (the first one), which resulted in three arrests, and led to the President of Madeira, being made a defendant, continues to be investigated by the Judiciary Police (PJ). “All investigations that do not have an order by the Public Prosecutor’s Office are investigations that are ongoing,”…
The President of the Regional Government once again assured reporters this morning, that a set of public contracts “will stop,” including work on the Central and University Hospital of Madeira. Miguel Albuquerque explained to journalists that the holdup is due to the failure to agree on the budget and the…
The Judiciary Police (PJ) carried out a police operation today, which led to the detainment of three defendants, two of them were arrested under the suspicion of corruption, fraud in obtaining aggravated subsidy, qualified tax fraud, and money laundering, having damaged the Portuguese State and the European Union (EU) for…
300 days after the investigation that shook Madeira, as part of the mega-operation of the Judiciary Police that involved several searches and in which the President of the Regional Government is the main defendant, Expresso reveals that Miguel Albuquerque has not yet been heard by the Public Prosecutor’s Office. According…
Anonymous complaint points to administrative acts that may indicate the practice of the crime of malfeasance The Rules and Mandates Committee has, in its hands, one more process to submit to the vote in the Legislative Assembly of Madeira, this involving the Regional Secretary for Economy, Tourism and Culture, Eduardo…
The argument of the Public Prosecutor’s Office in the ‘Ab Initio’ case, according to some national press reports, will involve three regional secretaries: Pedro Ramos (Health), Rogério Gouveia (Finance) and Pedro Fino (Equipment and Infrastructure). Precisely the same officials who oversee the two dozen bodies that were searched last Tuesday…
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