The eviction of the old prison of Palma It has already begun, as evidenced by a large tent set up by the Palma Local Police at the back entrance of the prison. Nearly 200 people, according to figures from the Palma City Council (Cort), will have to leave their homes in a few days, and the City Council has offered them "no housing solutions," according to everyone interviewed by ARA Baleares. "The only option they've given us is the street," laments a young man who prefers to remain anonymous.

A total of seven members of the so-called 'Sheriff' clan were sentenced on Tuesday to prison terms ranging from six months to five and a half years for attacking members of another clan called the 'Peludos' at their home and attempting to kill some of them. The defendants reached a plea agreement with the prosecution on Tuesday, which had initially sought 50-year prison sentences for each of them on charges of attempted murder, illegal possession of firearms, and threats. Ultimately, only two of the defendants were convicted of attempted murder, illegal possession of firearms, and threats, receiving five and a half years in prison.

The First Section of the Provincial Court of Palma has sentenced a tattoo artist from Ibiza to five years in prison for sexually abusing a client in June 2022, as reported by the High Court of Justice of the Balearic Islands (TSJIB). The judges consider it proven that on June 15, 2022, the victim, who was on vacation in Ibiza, went with a friend to the defendant's establishment to get a tattoo. The two women agreed to get the same design. To get it done, they had to go into a small room with a bunk bed, while the other waited on a sofa in an adjoining room. The victim was the second to get the tattoo. According to the ruling, a few minutes after beginning the tattooing process, and taking advantage of the fact that the victim was not wearing underwear, the man subjected her to groping and penetrated her with his fingers for almost half an hour. As a result, the victim suffered so much fear that she was unable to react to what was happening and was paralyzed "for fear that it could be worse if she moved." The accused denied the events, but the judges believe that they have not only been sufficiently proven, but also point out that he knew that by acting in this way he was invading the woman's "sexual privacy." The judges found no reason to doubt the victim's credibility or that she had any "ulterior motive" in giving her incriminating account. In addition, as stated in the ruling, a series of supplementary pieces of evidence, analyzed as a whole, contribute to reinforcing the veracity of the complainant's testimony. For example, a Civil Guard officer testified at the trial that, when they received the complaint, they had already been arresting the defendant for a week for similar offenses. The officer stated that he knew the defendant had a criminal record. In fact, during the hearing, the prosecution presented a sentence in which, after reaching a plea agreement, he was sentenced to two years in prison for sexually abusing another client, this one 15 years old. The sentence is not final, and there is no appeal pending before the Civil and Criminal Chamber of the High Court of Justice of the Balearic Islands.

The Second Section of the Provincial Court of the Balearic Islands has ordered the national and international search, arrest and imprisonment of CGR, the main defendant in the Lujo Casa real estate fraud case, so that the appearance under Article 505 of the Criminal Procedure Law requested by the Public Prosecutor's Office can take place.

The Second Section of the Provincial Court of the Balearic Islands has sentenced the main defendant in the Lujo Casa real estate fraud case to fourteen years and nine months in prison, ordered to pay a fine of six euros per day for 45 months and a fine of 457,872 euros. The Court considers CGR responsible for a continuing offense of aggravated fraud, membership in a criminal organization, fraudulent insolvency, and money laundering. The Court found it proven that they offered future homes en masse without having the land, licenses, financing, guarantees, or a special account, concealing all of this from the buyers. The judges also sentenced his partner, MP, as a co-perpetrator of aggravated fraud, membership in a criminal organization, and co-perpetrator of money laundering, to nine years in prison; a fine of six euros per day for 18 months; and a fine of 64,000 euros. According to the ruling, MP contributed consistently to the client acquisition strategy by providing commercial infrastructure and an appearance of solvency. The court has sentenced JAMP to four years in prison for belonging to a criminal group, aggravated fraud, and money laundering; to pay six euros a day for six months; and to pay a fine of 9,690.83 euros. According to the judges, JAMP, through a technical plan and on-site support due to his professional background in the construction sector, reinforced the project's credibility with buyers and ensured the continuation of trust after the contracts were signed. The court also sentenced BVRA and SRP to nine months in prison for money laundering, plus fines of 30,170.13 euros and 21,970.75 euros respectively, as agreed upon with the prosecution at the start of the trial. Furthermore, the judges acquitted JABC, PLSG, and JCSG of the charges against them. According to the ruling, the convicted parties will have to compensate 115 victims for the full amount of damages caused, ranging from €123,670 to €700, totaling more than two million euros. "Lujo Casa was founded with a clear lack of capital, with a negative net worth as early as 2016, undertaking a very high number of developments, around thirty, whose overall economic volume is completely disproportionate to its own resources and the financing actually available," the judges stated. The Court found a massive fundraising effort from buyers without the necessary legal or economic infrastructure to meet the commitments made and, therefore, "with full knowledge from the outset that the contracts with the buyers would not be fulfilled." According to the ruling, in many cases Lujo Casa did not even own the land where the developments they offered to the victims were located. Nor did they possess "new building permits, nor were there any records of advanced administrative procedures that would substantiate, with any degree of truth, the claims made to buyers regarding the imminent start of construction or the rapid granting of permits."

The 31-year-old man who attempted to murder his ex-partner in Costitx on November 30th has been remanded in custody without bail. The incident occurred on the street opposite a house in the village of Costitx, when the victim, a resident of Alaró, went to a party.

A technology teacher at a school in Mallorca has accepted a six-month prison sentence for sexually abusing three teenage students, to whom he made sexual comments and touched inappropriately. This occurred at the start of the trial, which was to be held in the First Section of the Provincial Court, and was based on an agreement reached by the parties. The court took into account the mitigating circumstance of undue delay—the events date back to 2018—and after the convicted teacher agreed to pay €1,000 in compensation. The teacher confessed to inappropriate touching of several female students and to making sexual comments, sometimes in the presence of other students.

The Civil Guard of Puente de Inca has arrested a 19-year-old man for a robbery, and he has turned out to be one of those involved in a checkpoint escape in Capdepera last May.