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Guardia Civil Arrests 29-Year-Old in Cuenca Over €150,000 Fraud Targeting Two Elderly Couples

Police say he exploited access to their accounts to launder the stolen money through online platforms.

Overview

  • Investigators report the suspect abused a position of trust to access victims’ financial data and siphon funds from their bank accounts.
  • More than €30,000 was traced to subscriptions on an adult-content platform and to online betting, with additional spending on illegal drugs.
  • Two home searches in Cuenca yielded cocaine, MDMA tablets, MAMP, marijuana and hashish, as well as phones, USB drives, a laptop and documents.
  • The 29-year-old faces alleged charges of fraud, misappropriation, document falsification, money laundering and a drug-related public health offense.
  • The probe began in early 2025 after one couple flagged suspicious activity, and digital-trace and banking analyses later identified a second victim couple.