First episode Court of Alicante suspended the hearing yesterday Owner of a travel agency in Alicante accused defrauding more than 160 people with the sale flight tickets and a hearing is set for next week. The trial failed to take place due to the forensic lawyers’ strike, but the defendant’s defense, the prosecution, and the special prosecutor’s office negotiated a compliance agreement that would prevent the scheduled two-week trial.
The Prosecutor’s Office demanded 7 years in prison for fraud and 9 years in prison for one of the special charges. 100,000 Euros for 57 customers.
The hearing was interrupted for the second time and the accused who went to the courthouse yesterday left the side door claiming that he felt threatened. He was afraid of his physical integrity.
according to the accusation against InvestigationThe incidents occurred in the summer of 2019 when the accused, who was the head of an agency specializing in travel between Spain and the Americas, sold and charged his clients for air ticket reservations.
The man gave them documents that were supposed to actually justify this reservation. could not pay the money to any airline. The victims were unable to make the trips because they did not have the tickets, and discovered the scam when they went to the airport for a long-spent trip to their home country for Christmas.
Some of those affected showed their anger at the suspension and assured that it was another travel agent on behalf of his wife.