Day: November 28, 2014

Albox Mayor kicked out of PSOE over corruption claims

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The Mayor of Albox has been suspended from his PSOE party over claims of corruption and undeclared trips charged to the public purse. The order by given by the President of Andalucia personally, Susana Diaz, who seems concerned that allegations about to be revealed will again drag her party into yet another corruption scandal. Mayor Rogelio Mena was also secretary of Ideas and Programs for the Andalusian PSOE party. Officially he has had his party Continue reading Albox Mayor kicked out of PSOE over corruption claims→

Judge’s watchdog spokeswoman caught smuggling thousands of euros

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Mercè Pigem, spokeswoman for the CGPJ (a combined watchdog / committee for judges) has been caught carrying 9,500 euros in cash at a border control at the frontier with Andorra. She was travelling with her sister, who had 10,600 euros in cash in her purse. Although she technically hasn’t done anything wrong, as you only have to declare to customs if you are carrying over 10,000 euros in cash on your person, the president of Continue reading Judge’s watchdog spokeswoman caught smuggling thousands of euros→

Enormous nose leads to mans arrest in Aguadulce

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A 42 year old resident of Roquetas del Mar accused to holding up a local supermarket has been arrested thanks to his “enormous nose”. JJGR was spotted by the owner of the supermarket shoplifting last week, and when the owner approached him, JJGR pulled out a blunt weapon and threatened the man, leaving with his stolen goods and some of the days takings. The shopowner was only able to identify the man by his “enormous Continue reading Enormous nose leads to mans arrest in Aguadulce→

Almería’s largest builder nicked for tax evasion

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The man who was Almería’s largest builder during the boom years, Antonio José Pérez, has been arrested for tax evasion. They couldn’t get him for running off with the deposits of hundreds of customers, but by gum – forget to file a tax return and they come down heavy. Antonio was the founder of Obrascampo, a company that in 2007 was turning over 50 million euros a year and employed over a thousand people, building Continue reading Almería’s largest builder nicked for tax evasion→