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Law and Order
Drugs Hauls, Revenge and Crime Rings: Cases Pile up Before the Courts
Spectacular Drugs Haul Unearthed Near la Turbie Have you ever wondered what is the result of customs checks on the autoroute? You see the police and customs agents often at tollgates on the motorway - even though we are within the Schengen zone where frontiers are generally open.
3 Sep, 2020
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Careless Driving and Alcohol Leads to an Expensive Day in Court
A Noisy Alcoholic Joyride Gets No Sympathy From The Judge If you have multiple times the legal limit of alcohol in your blood it is asking for trouble to virtually break the sound barrier in your exotic sports car as you veer in the direction of police in Monaco.
27 Aug, 2020
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Reckless Driving and Brutal Violence to an Employee Test the Judges Wisdom
Hit and Run Sports Car Hospitalizes a “Lollipop Man” Sometimes referred to as “lollipop men”, they stand with a stop sign and direct traffic.
20 Aug, 2020
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Unspeakable Harassment at Work and Serial Abuse of Alcohol Stops at Jail
Unemployment and Tears Follow Drunken Festivities  In the circumstances when Monaco cannot suspend foreign driving licenses of regular visitors there is still a way of protecting the community. Monaco does have the power to stop people driving within its territory.
13 Aug, 2020
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Robbers Prey on Celebrity Influencers, Wealthy Households and the Elderly
Beware: Robbers Target the Rich and Famous on Social Media  Being a famous influencer brings with it the disadvantages of celebrity too. A life open for all to see through regular posts on social media sites like Instagram.
6 Aug, 2020
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Domestic Violence and Neglect of Children Met With Severe Sentences
Domestic Violence Aggravated With Revenge Swiftly Dealt With  It’s hard to refute a case of domestic violence when your estranged wife has a scratched and bruised face that required a medical certificate for two days off work.
25 Jun, 2020
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Zero Tolerance for Drugs While Dogs End Up in the Courthouse Rather than the Doghouse
A Dose of Justice for a Partygoer tempted to sniff a dose of cocaine There is a zero tolerance for drugs in the Principality. So when a chauffeur was approached to buy a dose of cocaine for an alleged 20 euros he would have been wise to decline.
19 Mar, 2020
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Vulgar Harassment of a Lady and a Rare Assault on a Minor Met With Stern Justice
Vulgar Salacious Harassent Rewarded With Threat of Jail  A Romanian in his thirties, evidently drunk, jumped on the back of a lady striding toward Beausoleil to reach her apartment. In so doing he rubbed the lower part of his body against her, miming a sexual act.
12 Mar, 2020
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Severe Jail Sentences for Pitiless Fraud and Money Laundering
Court Gets Tough for Fraudulently Emptying the Bank Account of a Kind Relative  The relative of a Monegasque lady was sadly a habitual criminal with a history of several convictions in France and Monaco and having served time in Prison.
5 Mar, 2020
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Diamonds are Forever and So are Swindlers and Especially Fear
On the Run after Swindling the Casino and Hôtel of over 200.000 Euros Two Lebanese, well over five years ago had managed to defraud a сasino in Monte Carlo in addition to a prestigious hotel with a well-refined technique.
20 Feb, 2020
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Sexual Favours, Theft, Threats and Physical Abuse – The Court Deals With Serious Distress
Underpaid for Sexual Favours She Breaks the Law in Revenge It is not a smart idea to be inebriated in front of one of the finest of the Principality’s hotels at 4am.
13 Feb, 2020
There Are Smooth-Talking Swindlers Trying To Make Contact With You By Phone
Be Aware – There Are Smooth-Talking Swindlers Trying To Make Contact With You By Phone
Be particularly careful if you are listed in a telephone directory, particularly a Monaco one. People in Monaco are a prime target. And there are smooth villains out there with clever techniques at the ready once they can get you on the telephone.
6 Feb, 2020
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Grand Cru or “Plonk”: Abuse of Alcohol Keeps The Courts More Than Busy
Toppling off a Scooter in a Drunken State in the Wee Hours of the Morning Just past two in the morning a man in his 50s drank a full bottle of red wine at home and then craved a cigarette. He was, to say the least, a habitual drinker.
30 Jan, 2020
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Bank Accounts and Credit Cards: Watch Out, Schemes To Defraud Are Multiplying
Nightmare Unauthorised Use of Employer’s Credit Card? The Court Decides A fascinating case which gave glimpses into the lives of high class households in Monaco who expect absolute honesty and trust from their employees.
23 Jan, 2020
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