Second part Madrid Provincial Court It will host the hearing next Tuesday of a woman who holds a Nigerian passport for allegedly committing fraud. 460,242.86 euros It joined the Royal Spanish Football Federation (RFEF) in 2021, when the institution was headed by Luis Rubiales. The alleged fraudster posed as Athletic’s chief executive to get a federation leader to transfer the amount in question to an account he held.

The events occurred in 2021 by the defendant who used the acronym. RAAY and the individual who allegedly posed as Athletic’s then and current chief executive, who has no criminal record. Jon Berasategi. The investigation suspects that she is not the only person involved and there are suspicions that there is a mafia behind the alleged crime, but the Nigerian woman is the only one who will sit in the accused.

Plot Hacked Athletic manager’s computer and observed that the RFEF was paying a pending bill for not celebrating Euro 2020 in Bilbao; this activity was eventually transferred to Seville. Differences between UEFA and the Basque Government for covid protocols It had to be postponed during their dispute.

The outstanding amount amounted to 460,242.86 euros. According to the prosecution, the defendant took advantage of this information to send an email to the RFEF, pretending to be Berasategi, and request payment of the outstanding payment. A different checking account than the normal one specified in the fake email.

Payment has been stopped

Alfredo LorenzoThe federal agency’s Director of Security was the person who received this email and was the one who ordered the transfer to the fake account; This procedure was carried out on the same day. RFEF then discovered the deception and immediately contacted the bank in question to stop the payment, which they did.

The scam was never completedbecause the money was returned to RFEF before the fraudsters could use it. The case was reported to the National Police, who arrested the defendant in Palma de Mallorca in December 2021.

Prosecutor’s Office requested punishment three years imprisonment A lawsuit was filed against RAAY for attempted computer fraud. think about woman necessary collaborator He was arrested for fraud because a bank account was opened in his name.