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, Fecha: 29/06/10
... Between 2007 and 2009 the Spanish police and other enforcement agencies such as Trading Standards in the UK stepped up their efforts to tackle companies that were defrauding timeshare owners and the general public at large. This has resulted in the closure of almost 60 companies, some of which were wound up by the authorities and others ceased trading of their own accord, frequently due to pressure as a result of investigations that were being carried out. The majority of the companies were based in Spain and the Canary Islands although a small number operated in the UK, where an increasing number of sales offices are opening. As part of its own enforcement programme, RDO appointed an ex-police inspector from Spain and he has worked closely with the authorities over the past 3 years, providing them with crucial information to help their investigations, with the ultimate aim of having fraudulent companies closed down. ...
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, Fecha: 25/07/09
... Dozens of British families have lost expensive summer holidays worth an average £3,000 after booking through a defunct website, www.morairaway.com. And the number is mounting as British-based holiday lettings websites that carried adverts for morairaway.com try to get in touch with customers who booked and paid. Spanish police have already launched an investigation into the Malaga-based company whose website does now not work and whose telephone number is out of order. Mr Chana made a complaint to police who launched the investigation. Timesonline has learned that two English names were given as contact details to holidaylettings.co.uk – Tony Duncan-Smith and Simon Dawson – who described themselves as agent advertisers running the letting agency, morairaway. ...
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, Fecha: 01/02/10
... LAWYER SPAIN
BIO FUEL SOLUTIONS LTD FRAUD
BBC. One of Europe’s largest boiler room frauds, in which hundreds of victims lost in excess of £20m, has been shut down by police. City of London Police have arrested 12 people over the Christmas period in Sunderland and Manchester. Detectives had been looking at the alleged share fraud since the middle of 2009, in an investigation codenamed Operation Soundwave. One of the companies named by police as being part of their inquiry is the London-based BFS Corporation, that claimed to be a world leader in the bio-fuels industry. DCS Head said: “Make no mistake about it.. these are organised, serious criminal networks, they are targeting people who should have no shame in being the victims of these crimes, and I know that’s a common phenomenon, if you will, people being ashamed.
“They should have no shame.”
As part of their investigation City of London Police issued a world wide restraint which has allowed the... ...
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, Fecha: 07/05/11
... In a committal hearing that lasted for over three hours he was accused of embezzlement and fraudulently taking ‘at least 1.8m euros’ from the string of mostly British clients. Maseda, who claimed to be a lawyer, financial consultant and tax advisor, convinced hundreds of clients to invest their money from his Eurobrokers office, in Benalmadena. In many cases he even persuaded his victims to sign over power of attorney which enabled him to take out massive mortgages in their names. The lawyer is accused alongside six others, including a British businessman, who referred many of the clients to him, as well as his wife. A detective at Benalmadena Police explained: “As the investigation has gone on, more and more people have come forward saying they have lost money, and Masada’s name is mentioned.”
Vazquez Abogados Lawyers Spain. ...
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, Fecha: 27/01/12
... The same can be said of injuries which have been caused by traffic accidents. Strategy Most of these measures are part of the strategic plan designed by the Traffic Department for the period between 2005 and 2010, which aimed to reduce the number of deaths by 40 per cent. In the past twelve months four stretches of Malaga’s mega-bypass have been opened so it now absorbs 32 per cent of journeys into the city, and the AP-46 toll motorway which opened on October 28th last year has taken up 23 per cent of the traffic which used to travel along the A-45 Las Pedrizas motorway. As well as these two new roads, a third lane has been added to the eastern bypass round the city. After reaching the figure of 230,000 vehicles a day on the access roads into Malaga in 2007, this has now dropped to an average of 194,000. Police vigilance has intensified in recent years with massive campaigns such as those about drink-driving or the use of mobile phones when driving. ...
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, Fecha: 05/02/12
... A spokeswoman for the Foreign Office confirmed a third death, saying: “We are aware of an outbreak of Legionnaires’ disease in Calpe. Local health authorities have confirmed the death of three British nationals as a result and are investigating.
“We are providing consular assistance to those affected by the outbreak and their families.”
Two of the men were found dead in their hotel rooms on January 26 and 31 and another man died in hospital on February 1. All three were on holiday with over-50s group Saga. The company said: “This is clearly a very upsetting time for families and staff.
“We have sent extra people to Spain to support them in any way we can.
“We treat people on our holidays as part of the family and this is a great tragedy and our condolences go out.”
The company will be offering compensation to the holidaymakers who contracted the bacterium and has suspended sending clien... ...
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, Fecha: 09/11/10
... Rita says: “After being anaesthetised in theatre, I woke up alone at midnight. Six months after the surgery I began to heal but I still had a huge hole in the tip of nose. I couldn’t even walk in the park or have a quiet drink with my partner, Craig, as I was ashamed.
“I dropped out of a nursing course because my confidence was so low. It was like someone had stolen my life.”
Rita had always hated her nose and it had taken years of building up courage and funds to go ahead with what she thought would be a positively life-changing decision. She says: “I did lots of karate and judo as a kid and broke my nose a few times. She may require multiple procedures.
“This could have cost up to £20,000 privately, so you should research any surgeon thoroughly to make sure they are properly trained.
“Check for membership of the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons (baaps.org.uk) and do not fall for a hard-sell.”
The Sun ...
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, Fecha: 19/05/11
... On top of it, at first we were told that the building would have two storeys but in actual fact it has three.”
The crop of unfinished, abandoned buildings is one of the key issues for residents, said Brian O’Carroll: “There are major safety and security issues regarding these buildings as anyone can have access to them. Some have been left as they were built illegally, or the company has gone bankrupt. And some of those that are occupied have not got a First Occupation Licence. Many of our members came to live here for a peaceful retirement and now they have to worry about the investment they have made in property here, the security of the homes, and put up with sub-standard municipal services.”
He added: “We demand that something be done to resolve these issues which are ruining our quality of life here. And at the very least we would like to have our concerns acknowledged by the Town Hall who’ve been dismissive of our pleas. ...
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, Fecha: 23/05/11
... But the banks have all the time in the world and the law does not prevent them from following up a legal judgement in another country. The legal concept of “recognition and enforcement of foreign court orders” allows a sentence delivered in Spain to be recognised in different countries such as Ecuador or Romania, where many of Spain’s foreign residents come from. Sources from a savings bank admit that it is costly enough to chase up a debt in Spain, and so “the idea can end up being abandoned when there are thousands of kilometres involved”. The main problem Spanish banks face is that their debtors could live in countries, such as the United States, that recognise the concept of ‘deed in lieu of foreclosure’, where the debt is considered cleared when the property is handed over. In these cases the Spanish law ought to be applied, although on US territory the American legal system does not have to recognise a judgement that goes against US law in this type of case. ...
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, Fecha: 28/02/09
... The mammoth sentence was passed on the 67-year-old anaesthetist by the Valencia High Court in 2007 after he was found guilty of infecting 275 patients with hepatitis C and causing the deaths of four. Before Juan Maeso was linked to the high number of hepatitis cases diagnosed in and around Valencia, the divorced father of three was regarded as one of the region’s most distinguished anaesthetists. He was so skilled that he had earned himself the nickname of ‘Porcelain Hands’, because of his gentle touch when giving injections. Towards the end of 1997, doctors employed by companies providing medical cover for Telefonica and Iberdrola employees in the Valencia region noticed a rise in hepatitis C cases amongst patients who had been treated at the Casa de Salud clinic. An official review of hygiene and sterilising methods followed and tests for hepatitis C amongst the clinic’s employees led to Maeso. ...