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So far 34 have been clarified offenses of theft of electric power, with an estimated value of more than 180,000 euros
Have also been clarified 22 crimes of fraud, three of coercion and two of sexual abuse
The Guardia Civil has enjoyed the close collaboration of a utility company
Murcia, 23 February 2014. The Civil Guard in the region of Murcia has developed the operation 'RAMPAZOS', established to investigate a large number scams power in Murcia Bacons Bridge districts, Cobatillas, Stables and Los Ramos, who has resulted, so far, with the arrest of 21 people and the clarification of 61 offenses of theft of electric power, fraud, coercion and sexual abuse.
Last year, the Civil Guard initiated the investigation following a complaint lodged in Santomera Post, which stated that a woman was being subjected to a series of pressures by the employer who had rented the house where he lived.
The complainant told the policemen that the landlord's coerced sought payment for a financial amounts related to electricity consumption of the rental unit, because the first refused to do so without being credited with invoices or similar documents consumption made .
The initial research, developed to clarify the facts, allowed the Meritorious find that the employer terminated devoted to building and rented the property for people with limited financial resources, with the particularity that lacked the requisite certificate of occupancy and, therefore the energy supply contracts.
For rent housing, the company manipulated the wiring belonging to the energy company in order to serve the property, all illegally and thus avoiding paying the bill that might arise from this service, through a 'hitch' Direct.
Researchers found that in some cases, the company charged to tenants in addition to rent, electricity service, reaching prepare and provide false to try to give the appearance of legality to such charge bills, as some tenants demanded the company to bring them to meet spending bills light coming in progress.
Thus, in addition to allegedly defrauding the power supplier company swindled his own tenants, as were charged for a service that the employer did not pay now detained.
The Civil Guard has identified during the investigation that this modus operandi was usually carried out by other construction companies and developers in the area.
So far, researchers have exposed three other business, which has led to the arrest of three more entrepreneurs.
Sexual favors in exchange for debt forgiveness
In addition it was found that one of the businessmen involved took advantage of the low economic level of some tenants to try to get sexual favors when they could not cope with any monthly rental or electricity service, proposing to have sex with them in exchange for condoning debt.
In one case, it was found that one of the detainees became interested sexually in the minor daughter (14 years) of one of the affected, and because it did not yield to the constraints he abolished the electricity supply and water to the family, which consisted of a mother and her seven children.
This businessman also came to oppose the repeated attempts of some of the homeowners who managed to sell, to establish condominiums, all to save the economic cost involved will both pay the fee community all homes owned, such as having to enlist the counters rented apartments.
Thus blocking the possibility of obtaining the certificate of occupancy of buildings, mostly having to own several properties.
The Civil Guard has also arrested 17 homeowners who also benefited from the fraud committed by companies, to be able to use all the energy they needed without being forced to confront the costs of this, only a small percentage of owners demand that companies that regulated the situation to have electricity service legally.
61 crimes solved so far
As a result of all actions undertaken so far under Operation 'RAMPAZOS', the Civil Guard have arrested 21 people and has clarified 34 offenses of theft of electric power, 22 crimes of fraud, three counts of coercion and two crimes of sexual abuse.
It has also detected the involvement of four companies in the facts.
During the course of the operation, the Guardia Civil has been a close collaboration of a utility company.
The 21 arrested Spaniards, Moroccans, Colombians and Ecuadorians, between 25 and 70 years of age and residents of Murcia and the proceedings have been brought before the magistrate of Murcia.
Source: Ministerio del Interior
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