Lawyer arrested for embezzling €1.2M from golden visa applicants
Criminal police have detained a solicitor accused of misappropriating funds from clients seeking golden visas. The suspected theft occurred between 2023 and 2026, affecting at least 33 identified victims, with potential for more.
Why it matters for your move
Warns of fraud risk in golden visa applications; highlights importance of vetting legal representatives carefully.
This is Re-locant.com’s own brief, written to explain what the update means for people moving to or living in Portugal. For the full original report, see the source below.