El Ejido Mayor Arrested

THE Mayor of El Ejido has been arrested for money laundering and bribery.

Police swooped on the Almerian town hall, taking 20 people into custody, including Juan Enciso Ruiz.

The group are also accused of the embezzlement of funds and the falsification of documents.

In addition to searching the town hall, the investigation – called Operation Poniente – probed the offices of 12 companies with links to the council.

The nation-wide operation has also led to in arrests in Madrid, Sevilla and Almeria city.

Mayor Enciso founded the Partido de Almeria after being expelled from the Partido Popular in 2005.

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Jon Clarke is a Londoner who worked at the Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday as an investigative journalist before moving permanently to Spain in 2003 where he helped set up the Olive Press. He is the author of three books; Costa Killer, Dining Secrets of Andalucia and My Search for Madeleine.

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21 Oct, 2009 @ 18:11 at 18:11

Another one bites the dust

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