On May 17, the Mossos d’Esquadra dismantled a legal construction that operated in Solsona (Lleida) falsely registering foreigners who have been in an irregular state of affairs. The investigation ended with 4 detainees and two accused, who’re associated to the crimes of belonging to a legal group, crimes in opposition to the rights of international residents and falsification of public paperwork.
The investigation started at first of 2023 when the Mossos detected {that a} group of individuals falsified registrations of international folks within the municipality of Solsona. The brokers came upon that there was a legal group made up of a number of individuals who labored in coordination between Manresa (Barcelona) and Solsona.
An individual from the group, the one who resided in Manresa, was accountable for searching for foreigners in an irregular state of affairs. Once she had positioned them, she contacted two folks from Solsona who satisfied residents of the city to register these foreigners at their properties. Finally, these residents went with the international particular person to the City Hall and falsely registered him at his house.
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Citizens who supplied their domicile obtained financial compensation of between 100 and 200 euros. The registered particular person solely went to Solsona to hold out this process on the Town Hall, however they by no means ended up residing on the handle the place they have been registered. In this manner, the one that was in an irregular state of affairs was in a position to have entry to social advantages, such because the well being card and different support from the administration.
The legal group might cost between 300 and 600 euros from the folks they have been going to register, making a revenue of between 100 and 500 euros for every course of.
During the month of April three members of the group have been arrested and the final arrest was carried out on May 17. On the opposite hand, two members of the group have been solely denounced, since each are in jail. The detainees have been launched after declaring on the police station with the duty to seem earlier than the choose when required.
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