Alleged Covid Fraudsters Sought by UK Arrested in Sintra
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Couple, wanted by the UK authorities, filed more than 300 fraudulent applications, worth more than EUR 1.8 million. Court ordered pre-trial detention and extradition.
The Judicial Police (PJ) today announced the arrest in Sintra of a foreign couple wanted in the UK for crimes of mockery and money laundering during the Covid-19 pandemic. The content Couple suspected of mockery during the UK pandemic held by the Judiciary appears first in National Sheet.
Suspects will have applied for more than EUR 1.8 million
The two detainees, 41 and 42 years old, were present for the first interrogation at the Lisbon Court of Relations, which ordered pre-trial detention and extradition.
The Judicial Police detained a foreign couple in Sintra "suspected of having abused government subsidies intended to financially support employers and workers during the pandemic." They filed "300 fraudulent claims, worth more than £1,500,000".
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