The National Police arrested a former employee of a retirement home in Zaragoza as the alleged perpetrator of a fraud crime. Apparently, the 43-year-old emptied the account of one of the residents, Make up to 17 withdrawals from different ATMs.
The investigation began after a complaint from a 79-year-old woman, a user of the aforementioned residence. The elderly woman informed officers that large withdrawals of money had been made from her account since September and transfers to third parties without your authorization.
The investigations, carried out by agents of the Judicial Group of the Arrabal Police Station, made it possible to identify the beneficiaries of the accounts to which the sums were transferred, which varied between 10 and 5,000 euros.
In addition to the transfers, the alleged fraudster allegedly made multiple cash withdrawals from ATMs, accumulating a fraudulent total close to of 30,000 euros.
During the investigationthe police focused on an employee of the residence, who allegedly stole the old woman’s bank book and managed to obtain the secret number to operate.
This individual, who had worked at the center for several months, was no longer part of the staff at the time of his arrest. According to the national police, the detainee was taken to the investigating court on guard duty, where his release was ordered after a statement was heard.
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