- Andalucia
- Almeria
- Cadiz
- Cordoba
- Granada
- Huelva
- Jaen
- Malaga
- Sevilla
- National
- Gibraltar
- Features
- Business & Finance
- Crime
- Food & Drink
- Entertainment
- Environment
- Health
- Nature
- News Features
- Property
- Sport
- Travel
- Blogs
- Caitlyn Slivinski
- Carolyn Emmett
- Charlotte Hanson
- Craig Scott
- Hannah's España
- John Woodhead
- Paul Whitelock
- Andalucia Property Search
- Almeria
- Cadiz
- Cordoba
- Granada
- Malaga
- Murcia
- Sevilla
- Advertise
- News Archives
Green Guide-
Malaga
12°C, Partly Cloudy
H: 14°C | L: 3°C -
Granada
6°C, Fair
H: 11°C | L: -3°C -
Almeria
11°C, Partly Cloudy
H: 14°C | L: 5°C -
Seville
11°C, Fair
H: 15°C | L: -1°C
Investigation confirms Alhambra ticket scam
November 29, 2006 • Granada • 0 Comments
(Be the first to rate it)
Loading ...A COURT in Granada has heard how up to 800 people illegally passed through the entrance to the Alhambra every 30 minutes.
A year-long judicial investigation into claims of illicit ticket sales for the 14th century Islamic palace found 10,000 counterfeit admissions were passed on to unsuspecting tourists.
Magistrates in Granada were told some tickets were sold twice in a bid to cram more visitors into the Alhambra – Spain’s most popular tourist attraction. Management company Patronato de la Alhambra believes up to 38 of its employees financially benefited from this scam.
The investigation also claims cashiers at bank BBVA sold up to 70 tickets at a time to one person although the maximum individual allocation is only five.
A total of 46 people were arrested between December 2005 and February this year. All deny any wrongdoing.
Reader Comments »
Messages will be moderated or deleted if they:
• Are considered likely to disrupt, provoke, attack or offend others
• Are racist, sexist, homophobic, sexually explicit, abusive or otherwise objectionable
• Contain swear words or other language likely to offend
• Break the law or condone or encourage unlawful activity. This includes breach of copyright, defamation and contempt of court
• Advertise products or services for profit or gain
• Are seen to impersonate someone else
• Include contact details such as phone numbers, postal or email addresses
• Describe or encourage activities which could endanger the safety or well-being of others
LATEST NEWS FROM THE OLIVE PRESS
- Good news on 50m euro marina for Axarquia
- Rumours China may help Europe resolve its debt crisis
- More slog
- Spains’s longest-serving prisoner to wait a little longer
- Judge Garzon facing prison
- Unemployment to get even worse, says Rajoy
- Where justice meets farce: Garzon, the Spanish ‘superjudge’
- Euro strengthens across the board
- Sevilla stars in Super Bowl
- Dangerous prescription-only drug available over the counter in Spain
LATEST COMMENTS FROM OUR READERS
- Fred on Free handouts at Iceland Puerto Banus
- Saynomore on Where justice meets farce: Garzon, the Spanish ‘superjudge’
- Stuart Crawford on Tony Blair agreed to give Gibraltar to Spain
- Sir Biff Wellington-Rare, Med. on Tony Blair agreed to give Gibraltar to Spain
- Stuart Crawford on Unemployment to get even worse, says Rajoy
- J. Roberts on More slog
- stuart on ‘I’m stepping down,’ says Mr Marbella, DJ Maurice Boland
- Ahy on Where justice meets farce: Garzon, the Spanish ‘superjudge’
- louie lou on Unemployment to get even worse, says Rajoy
- Claudio on ‘Cancer’ mast finally comes down in Spain
Related Articles »
Scam ‘almost bankrupted the Alhambra’
January 26, 2009 | Granada
Legal investigation uncovers eight-million-euro fraud at Spain’s biggest tourist attraction
Trouble at the Alhambra
November 30, 2006 | Granada
Alhambra management are “bullies,” tourists are viewing porn and the staff are revolting
Lions roar once more at Granada’s Alhambra
December 26, 2011 | Andalucia Granada
The restored statues return to guard the patio fountain in the Andalucian palace
Alhambra work still suspended
October 30, 2006 | Granada
BUILDING work is still suspended inside the grounds of the Alhambra Palace – more than a month after it was discovered a licence for the construction of a wall had not been granted. Granada City Hall ordered the work in the gardens below the Patio of the Sultaness to be stopped on September 29 after [...]
Former Lanjaron mayor in census fraud investigation
May 28, 2007 | Andalucia
“Innocent” Rubio claims socialists want to “crucify” him FORMER Lanjarón mayor José Rubio and three other Partido Popular councillors are being investigated for alleged census fraud and prevarication. Rubio, who lost control of the spa town in Spain’s local elections on May 27, ex deputy mayor María del Carmen Reyes and councillors Francisca Gallardo and [...]
One way ticket to Romania
November 18, 2010 | Granada
Authorities have smashed a gypsy shantytown and gave its occupants bus tickets to Romania