Abogado y propietario de academia detenidos por irregularidades en cursos de capacitación extranjera
The Police National arrested a lawyer, the owner of a training academy, and four teachers from the same Center for Irregularities in Foreign Training Courses, who had learned to meet the requirements to obtain a foreign identity card (TIR) in Spain, the first step towards the Spanish ID.
As reported on Friday, a spokesperson from the police headquarters, members of the unit against illegal immigration networks and fake documentation (UKRIF) proceeded to arrest these six individuals, and as the investigation continued, a total of twenty-two were involved in the practice.
The aforementioned source detailed that the investigation dates back to late 2024 and stems from information received in a warning from UKRIF regarding possible fraudulent activity at an academy in the city related to training courses and the accreditation of certificates to exceed foreigners intending to obtain authorization for «roots».
The scheme began with the arrest of Moroccan citizens without documentation for their stay in the Schengen territory by a licensed lawyer based in the city, who offered them the opportunity to regulate their situation «solely through a professional training course, charging for interest paid to the aforementioned manager.
During the investigation, UKRIF determined that «the collector was colluding with an academy specialized in delivering the aforementioned courses, so that foreigners were referred by the licensed lawyer to the mentioned Teaching Center, where they had to pay a sum of almost 1,000 euros to receive the Professional Certificate 1.»
Regarding the requirements to obtain the certificate, it emphasized that investigators referred to current regulations, noting it is essential, in addition to a minimum of face-to-face attendance for classes, to «have sufficient communication skills that allow learning» by the students.
However, once the police officers had the students’ exams in their possession from the investigation, they were able to verify «a deep ignorance of the Spanish language, as well as the existence of several unanswered questions, despite all of them obtaining the corresponding professional certificate issued by the academy, as a previous step for authorization for residence in Spain.
During the police operation, the aforementioned licensed lawyer, the owner of the training academy, and four teachers from the same center were detained and «proceeded to take care of twenty students suspected of participating in the fraud», hoping to do the same with more individuals who are outside of Melilla.
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