The Sixth Section of the Provincial Court of Las Palmas moves this Monday, May 4, to Arrecife to judge a man, E., accused of an alleged crime of counterfeiting currency. The Prosecutor's Office requests for the accused, a native of Tías, a sentence of ten years in prison and a fine of 88,500 euros.
According to the Public Prosecutor's Office's brief, the accused produced counterfeit banknotes between the years 2011 and 2020. To produce the replicas, he used a rudimentary tool: a multifunction inkjet printer for domestic use.
Almost 9,000 euros in 50 and 100 bills
With this equipment, the accused allegedly managed to print a total of 131 banknotes with the aim of introducing them into legal economic traffic "knowing of their illegality". Specifically, the Prosecutor's Office details that he manufactured 46 100-euro banknotes (all with the same serial number) and 85 50-euro banknotes (distributed in various series).
The total apparent value of the counterfeit currency amounts to 8,850 euros. For these acts, he is charged with a crime of counterfeiting currency provided for in the Penal Code.
Disqualification and fines
In addition to the prison sentence, the prosecutor is asking for E. to be disqualified from holding public office and for a fine that is ten times the value of the counterfeit money. If the 88,500 euro fine is not paid, the accused would face one year of subsidiary personal liability (an additional year in prison).
The indictment also mentions that the defendant has a criminal record for a final judgment of January 2024 related to a crime of threats in the context of gender violence, although these do not count as recidivism in this trial for forgery.
