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Fraudsters sold fake Sephardic citizenship for cash, say Spanish police

JL;DR SUMMARY Spanish police have dismantled a criminal network accused of exploiting the 2015 Sephardic nationality law, which allows descendants of Jews expelled during the Spanish Inquisition to gain citizenship. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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SpainSpanish InquisitionFraudSephardic CommunityPortugalSephardic CitizenshipGenealogical CertificatesNationality LawImmigration Scheme

Places mentioned

Málaga, Spain
"The six suspects, among which were three notaries, were arrested in Mlaga, a city in southern Spain, this week for the scheme, according to El Pas."
Marbella, Málaga, Spain
"They lived lavishly luxury cars, upscale apartments in Marbella, the high life."
Oporto, Porto, Portugal
"Rabbi Daniel Litvak of Oporto was arrested in 2022 amid investigations into fraudulent citizenship applications linked notably to Russian oligarch Roman Abramovich."

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