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2026-01-16 10:41:00, Aktualitet CNA

He gained 30 million euros by creating fictitious companies/ Tirana Prosecution

The Tirana Prosecutor's Office has seized the assets of a Spanish citizen in Albania, as they are suspected of being the proceeds of criminal activity.

The Spanish citizen with the initials AC, together with his wife and father, created fictitious companies in various countries, including Albania. According to the prosecution, the value obtained through this scheme amounts to 30 million euros.

Meanwhile, the seized assets are: 13.66 hectares of land in Dhërmi; 9.5 hectares of land, also in Dhërmi; the 'Wortend' company; the 'Wingwort' company; the 'Wortnova' company; the Toyota, Land Cruiser vehicle; the Mercedes Benz, AMG G 63 vehicle; and bank accounts in all second-tier banks where there may be active bank accounts.

Prosecutor's Office Announcement:

At the request of the Prosecutor's Office at the Court of First Instance of General Jurisdiction, Tirana, assets were seized: a commercial company, over 33 ha of land in Dhërmi, vehicles and bank accounts of Spanish citizen AC in Albania, suspected of being the product of the criminal offense 'Laundering of proceeds of criminal offense or criminal activity' provided for by article 287 of the Criminal Code.

From the investigations into criminal proceedings no. 6905 of 2025, it resulted that citizens AC, his father citizen DI and his partner, citizen MM, were involved in a fraud scheme by creating companies in various countries such as Spain, Portugal, Albania, the United States of America, the Dominican Republic and Estonia. The value obtained through this scheme reaches the amount of 30 million Euros.

In the territory of the Albanian state, the above-mentioned citizens acted through the company “Wingwort” sh.pk and 2 (two) other companies registered in the Commercial Register, with the same object of activity “Activity in the field of tourism, opening and management of hotels, buildings, etc.”, “Management of real estate, travel agency services”, through companies created and involved in contracts, transfers and commercial exchanges with foreign companies located in Bulgaria, Slovakia, Malaysia, (Labuan offshore country). These companies signed a real estate purchase and sale contract and purchased real estate in Dhërmi with values ??significantly lower than the market value.

The verifications carried out have shown that these entities carry out the same activity and have the same address, with these citizens as administrators. The entities result in a “suspended” status, which increases suspicions about the existence of a possible joint economic activity and formal use of the entities for the purpose of concealing or transferring income of dubious origin, actions that may constitute elements of the criminal offense of “Laundering the proceeds of crime”, provided for by Article 287 of the Criminal Code.

Citizen DI is the subject of an investigation by the Audiencia Nacional in Spain for pyramid scheme and money laundering, related to his international financial activity. The investigation mainly relates to his activities in the company Madeira Invest Club and his other financial companies. At the center of the scheme is AC, known in coded networks as “Luis” or “Cryptospain”. He communicated with clients on the Telegram platform, convincing them to invest amounts starting from 1.5 million euros, without having to identify themselves. This made it impossible to trace financial transactions. According to the investigations, the criminal network had set up fictitious companies in Portugal, the USA, Estonia, the Dominican Republic and Albania, to hide the circulation of money. Two of these companies, “Wortned” and “Wortonova”, were registered at the National Business Center in Tirana in June 2024, with an address on “Teodor Keko” street. Both companies had as their object the tourist activity and the management of hotels, but according to the documents, they did not carry out any real activity. The owner of “Wortned” was A C. himself, while “Wortonova” is owned by the Romanian citizen MM with his father DI as joint administrator.

Based on the investigative actions carried out and the evidence collected, it results that the criminal offense “Laundering of the proceeds of a criminal offense or criminal activity” has been committed, provided for by Article 287 of the Criminal Code. In accordance with the law, taking into account the seriousness of the offense, the damage caused and the possibility of concealing or using the illegally obtained assets, we suggest sending the case to court for trial for the aforementioned criminal offense as well as imposing a seizure measure on the assets identified during the investigation, as follows:

1. Property located in Cadastral Zone no. 1481, with an area of ??13.66 hectares, at the address Dhërmi, Vlorë, in the place called Kolia, “Pasture Land”;
2. Property in Cadastral Zone no. 1481, with an area of ??9.5 hectares, at the address Dhërmi, Vlorë, in the place called Megali-Langadhea, “Pasture Land”;
3. 'Wortend' Company;
4. 'Wingwort' Company;
5. 'Wortnova' Company;
6. Vehicle, Toyota, Land Cruiser;
7. Vehicle Mercedez Benz, AMG G 63; and
8. Bank accounts in all second-tier banks where there may be active bank accounts. /CNA