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Three Women Arrested Over €135,000 Bogus Residency Scheme in Xàtiva

Guardia Civil and Policía Nacional seized €26,000 in cash, documents, a van—key evidence in a six-year scheme that registered nearly 250 migrants in substandard properties.

Dinero incautado a la trama de los empadronamientos irregulares en Xàtiva.
Un policía nacional y una guardia civil recuentan el dinero intervenido en los registros en Xàtiva y La Granja de la Costera.

Overview

  • The probe began in May 2024 after municipal staff flagged an implausible surge of registrations at the same Xàtiva addresses.
  • The suspects charged €350 for six-month registrations, enrolling 249 irregular migrants between 2018 and May 2024 and amassing roughly €135,000.
  • Investigators found that the profits funded dilapidated property acquisitions and a van, while registrations were placed under the suspects’ grandchildren’s names to avoid fiscal scrutiny.
  • The operation preyed on vulnerable migrants, many of them the suspects’ compatriots, housing them in uninhabitable flats lacking basic utilities.
  • Coordinated raids on June 5 in Xàtiva and La Granja de la Costera led to three arrests and charges including aiding illegal immigration, money laundering, document falsification and Social Security fraud.