A court agent who worked for Torrevieja City Council for decades has accepted a two-year prison sentence after reaching an agreement with prosecutors in a fraud case involving municipal funds. He admitted diverting almost 37,000 euros in court-awarded costs into his personal bank account and has repaid nearly all of the money.

The agreement avoids a public trial and reduces the original charges, which had included fraud and falsifying documents and carried a potential sentence of more than eight years. Under Spanish law, sentences of two years or less can be suspended under certain conditions, meaning he is unlikely to go to prison.

In addition to the jail term, the court has imposed a five-month fine at eight euros per day, ordered him to pay 1,500 euros in civil liability plus interest, and required him to cover all legal costs. Further interest on the diverted sums is still to be calculated.

The investigation found that he altered judicial documents and bank certificates to replace the council’s account number with his own in at least five separate proceedings. A Civil Guard economic crimes report confirmed seven transfers into his account between September 2024 and April 2025, totalling 36,954.19 euros.