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The district courts of Cascais, Guimarães, and Coimbra claim they lack territorial jurisdiction. The Supreme Court will make the final decision.
A scammer involved in cryptocurrency fraud has been placed in preventive detention after stealing 1.5 million euros. Another accomplice, who took over 500,000 euros, faces restrictions including daily check-ins and a ban on financial transactions globally.
Police in Portimão have arrested three men aged between 26 and 32 on suspicion of extortion after a couple reported being threatened over an inflated charge for home maintenance work. The post Three men arrested in Portimão over alleged extortion scheme appeared first on Portugal Resident.
Two men reported that they had been lured into making investments on online platforms and lost the money.
The Guimarães prosecutor described the crimes as “very serious” and, in his closing arguments, argued that the sentences should all be substantial. The group seized more than €400,000 in goods and cash during six bogus house searches.
Man charged by the Public Prosecutor's Office with 23 counts of aggravated fraud. He defrauded companies.
The suspect was arrested in Penafiel.
The 42-year-old suspect carried out attacks at several locations across the Lisbon area, coercing victims into paying for supposed repairs.
