The President of the Government of Madeira, Miguel Albuquerque, accused in a judicial investigation related to suspicions of corruption, refuses to consider leaving office even if he is accused. Talking to the Lusa agency, he said: “I will continue in office, I have no problem, because, in conscience, I know…
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The Public Prosecutor’s Office has just shelved an inquiry into appointments to management positions made by the Government in early 2024. At stake were doubts about the legality of these acts when the President of Madeira, Miguel Albuquerque was resigning. The prosecutor concluded that the decision is legal and censures…
The President of the Regional Government of Madeira, Miguel Albuquerque, launched harsh criticism against Juntos Pelo Povo (JPP), implying that they are part of a “anonymous complaints brigade threatening the stability of the island and which have given rise to a series of high profile investigations by the Judiciary Police…
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…
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 AntĂłnio. 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 AntĂłnio 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 RogĂ©rio Gouveia, Pedro Ramos, and Pedro Fino and the Secretary General of the PSD-M, JosĂ© 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…