Ex-Mayor of Los Alcazares Arrested on Corruption Charges

By Staff Reporter (office@theleader.info) (Published: 21/01/2008 Edition No.: 195)

Six people were arrested last Wednesday in Los Alcazares on charges of corruption, one of whom was the ex Mayor, Juan Escudero (PSOE). The Ex-mayor’s secretary, Diego Sanchez, and the ex-municipal architect, Mariano Ayuso, were also detained, together with three others. It appears they had formed a network of societies and front men in get rich quick scams. Police have been investigating the network for 18 months and were obviously eager to finally put an end to the corruption scheme that has caused them so many headaches. The ostentatious building of the Town Hall was surrounded, then specialist police officers proceeded to check files and arrest suspects. It appears the three ring leaders had been running the Town Hall as if it were their own private firm. Read more: http://www.costablancaleader.com/news/article.php?article_id=14059&article_section_id=1