By John Smith • Published: 12 Jun 2020 • 15:21
Person of interest tracked down Credit: National Police
WHEN the National Police in Malaga Province received a request from the Peruvian authorities for assistance in finding a person believed to be involved in a €250,000 scam they went to work.
It was established that the person had left Peru and settled in Estepona and after investigation, officers were able to identify that the suspect held a number of bank accounts set up to accept transfers from Peru.
The scam concerned the hiring of ‘ghost workers’ in Peru and in just a two-year period, it is alleged that €250,000 had been transferred to the accounts.
One of the people arrested in Peru is believed to have been married to the person now investigated in Spain.
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Married to Ophelia in Gibraltar in 1978, John has spent much of his life travelling on security print and minting business and visited every continent except Antarctica. Having retired several years ago, the couple moved to their house in Estepona and John became a regular news writer for the EWN Media Group taking particular interest in Finance, Gibraltar and Costa del Sol Social Scene. Currently he is acting as Editorial Consultant for the paper helping to shape its future development. Share your story with us by emailing newsdesk@euroweeklynews.com, by calling +34 951 38 61 61 or by messaging our Facebook page www.facebook.com/EuroWeeklyNews
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