Former BES supremo Ricardo Salgado has revealed during questioning in the Monte Branco money laundering case that in July 2014 an under-the-counter €8 million payment was made to Zeinal Bava at Portugal Telecom.
The payment, Salgado explained, was for Bava personally as he had pushed for the purchase of the Brazilain telecoms operator Oi back in 2010.
The missing banker accused of diverting at least €20 million of clients’ funds to feed her gambling addiction, has been arrested in Lisbon.
Ana Mafalda Carvalho Spinola Prazeres was detained by the Judicial Police and was up before a judge on Saturday on charges of fraud, breach of trust and falsifying documents.
Chinese police are being sent to the streets of Rome and Milan in an effort to crack down on the Asian crime syndicates operating in Italy.
The gangs are thought to be behind counterfeit goods, drug trafficking and extortion.
The economy in the eurozone grew faster in the first three months of 2016 than analysts had predicted.
Eurostat reported that GDP rose 0.6% in the first quarter and achieved this despite the turmoil in global markets at the beginning of the year.
The anti-tolls demonstration in Boliqueime on Saturday was not without moments of tension between the police and demonstrators.
Supporters of CUVI (Users Commission of the Via do Infante) tried to block the EN125 completely but were dissuaded after duty GNR called up Intervention Squad colleagues lurking nearby.
At the same time as receiving a mass influx of refugees fleeing war, Germany is investigating war crimes in Syria.
The work has been driven by the number of witnesses and survivors entering Germany as well as the number of suspects, some of whom appear to be German nationals.
The Algarve continues to lead Portugal’s summer holiday options with an increase of three Blue Flag beaches to a total of 88 for 2016.
The three new Blue Flag beaches are Amoreira Mar in Aljezur, Rocha Baixinha in Albufeira, and Armona-Ria in Olhão.
A distressing topic for many caught in the unenviable position of having their houses and goods auctioned off to pay their debts but good news has been announced by the Justice Minister of a computerised auction system open to all.
Gone will be the days of dodgy deals with properties and goods being sold off cheap to those in the know. The new computerised system lets everyone know what is up for sale and when bids need to be in.
