On January 12th, the Economic and Fiscal Crime Unit (UDEF) of the Ibiza Policía Nacional arrested the administrator of a company supplying health material that allegedly scammed 3.5 million dollars (3.2 million euros) from a North American company during the pandemic.
The investigation, which has been led by a central unit of the Policía Nacional (although the arrest was carried out by agents from Ibiza), began when the now arrested man contracted the sale of a batch of nitrile gloves, worth $6.8 million, to a U.S. company, which paid by wire transfer.
The nitrile gloves were not delivered and the investigated party only returned part of the funds and kept the rest, approximately $3.5 million.
Scammer falsified bank documents
In order to deceive the victim, the scammer falsified bank documents in which he showed an “false image of solvency”, which he even took to a notary to generate more confidence in the victim, explained the Policía Nacional.
The detainee, who is charged with crimes of fraud and false documentation, returned part of the funds received from the victim with the aim of avoiding or delaying possible criminal actions, highlight sources of the investigation.
The money obtained from the alleged scam was diverted to third party accounts of both individuals and legal entities from the personal account of the main investigated person. The rest of the funds obtained from the scam were transferred to Chinese companies, which is why information has been requested through the issuance of letters rogatory, according to the Policía Nacional. They have also requested letters rogatory to the United Kingdom and a European Investigation Order to Estonia.
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