A 58-year-old man was sentenced to three years and six months in prison for the offenses of skilled fraud and forgery in Leiria. According to the department, the criminal scheme claimed several victims.
The accused, a former local mayor with a criminal record, posed as a high-ranking public administration official to convince businessmen from the north and south of the country that he would act as an intermediary and give priority in the approval of proposed project applications. within the framework of the PDP.
“With convincing arguments, he demanded payments corresponding to 1% of the value of the application, which always involved amounts exceeding 3 million euros, thereby managing to obtain high financial benefits,” can be read in a statement from the judicial police.
During the search of the house, 280,340 funds were seized – amounts received as a result of illegal actions committed.
The man was taken to Leiria prison.
Author: morning Post
Source: CM Jornal
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