The president of a Canary Islands beekeepers association was convicted for defrauding €33,441…

The president of a Canary Islands beekeepers association was convicted for defrauding €33,441 in subsidies funded by the European Agricultural Guarantee Fund (EAGF) and the Canary Islands government. The Central Criminal Court of the National Court issued the final sentence on October 1, following charges filed in Madrid.

The court imposed a six-month prison sentence on the association president, suspended due to restitution of the defrauded funds, and banned him from receiving subsidies for nine months. The association had received funds in 2021 and 2022 to promote apiculture product production and marketing in the Canary Islands.