Civil servants forced to falsify documents to launder gangsters’ money on Costa del Sol, court hears
Town hall staff claim were ‘forced to falsify documents’ to allow mafia millions to corrupt planning laws
Casares Majestic trial postponed after one day as defence demands case is thrown out
Defence claims prosecutor used underhand tactics in presenting evidence
Two disgraced Malaga mayors will appear in court in coming weeks
Former Casares mayor Juan Sanchez is facing 18 years in prison, while ex-Gaucin mayor Francisco Corbacho will appear at Malaga’s Penal Court
Gangsters’ paradise: A look at the key figures past and present of the Costa del Crime
Dubbed the Costa del Crime, southern Spain has long harboured some of Europe’s most dangerous gangsters. Rob Horgan and Tom Powell take a look at the most notorious from the past and
Ex-Casares mayor faces prison for illegal Majestic residential case
The public prosecutor is also seeking a fine of €1.2 million for Juan Sanchez
Laundry FM: How a string of celebrities helped one of Europe’s biggest gangsters launder millions from the Costa del Sol
How a radio station, a residential development and a smattering of showbiz friends - including Bobby Davro, Kerry Katona and Simon Cowell - helped a mafia boss corrupt the Costa del Sol
‘Polish Al Capone’ helped launder €200 million through Costa del Sol media companies
‘CEO of organised crime’, Ricardo Fanchini, headed a network which laundered the Russian mafia’s black money in Spain