Court of Auditors reports suspected criminal offences in funding of elderly-care institution in Madeira
Oversight body notified the Central Department of Criminal Investigation and Prosecution of indications of unlawful conduct related to public funds allocated to a private elderly-care association in the Autonomous Region of Madeira, including the secondment of a civil servant to an entity based in a
Court of Auditors reports suspected criminal offences in funding of elderly-care institution in Madeira
The State's financial control body referred to the Central Department of Criminal Investigation and Prosecution (DCIAP) indications of unlawful practices linked to public funds channelled to a private social organisation in the Autonomous Region of Madeira. The news was first reported by newspaper Público.
According to the audit document, the regional administration transferred a civil servant to an entity domiciled in a Middle East territory with a privileged tax regime. The auditors also demand reimbursement of sums to former managers of the organisation.
The social solidarity association in question vigorously contests the conclusions. In a statement, the institution denies having participated in money-laundering schemes or other unlawful economic-financial conduct. The entity emphasises that the referral of the file to the DCIAP does not in itself constitute proof of guilt.
The episode puts under scrutiny the ties between the regional administration and the social sector, at a time when higher courts are intensifying their examination of the use of public funds.
Source: Público
Source: Público