Arrests in Egypt after people allegedly impersonate judges
Several people have been arrested in Egypt over an alleged plot by fake judges to defraud people of their money.
In Egypt, authorities have made several arrests in connection with an alleged scam involving fake judges defrauding citizens of their money. The Ministry of Interior revealed that the scam involved staged court scenes and false impersonation of a judge on social media. Two main suspects, an unemployed man and a student from Cairo and Giza, respectively, were detained based on their confessions to forming a criminal gang that defrauded people by falsely claiming to allocate housing from government agencies.
They admitted to staging fake court scenes with assistance from others. The plot was uncovered following a man's complaint of being defrauded by someone posing as a judge. Upon arrest, the primary suspect was found in possession of a firearm, a judicial sash, and identity cards with forged judicial titles. He confessed to filming inside the courthouse while wearing the judicial sash to enhance his credibility, and he implicated a second suspect who assisted him along with several court employees.
The second suspect admitted to participating in filming and disseminating the images and videos on social media, claiming to be a judge. Court employees were also detained and questioned, alleging that the primary suspect had informed them he was employed by one of Egypt's judicial authorities.
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