MotoGP travel fraud arrest in France

Spanish and French authorities arrested Ana María Vicente Osset in Tours, France, on 31 July 2026 for allegedly selling fictitious MotoGP travel packages that defrauded more than 100 customers of about €730,000. The suspect, wanted under two European Arrest Warrants, had been on the run since early 2024 after being declared in rebellion for failing to appear in a Madrid court. The operation involved the Policía Nacional, the French Office Anti‑Stupéfiants and the European Fugitive Locator Network, and prosecutors sought up to nine years’ imprisonment and a €3 million fine for her travel agency, Aupa Travel S.L., while also charging her husband with related offenses.

A follow‑up report on 2 August 2026 reiterated the arrest and placed the case within a broader pattern of online scams offering cheap‑price travel deals and demanding advance payments. It noted that Osset’s husband had already served a 6.5‑year sentence for a similar scheme and highlighted a separate German fraud ring that had defrauded victims of €130,000 through bogus vehicle sales. Law‑enforcement agencies reported a total of 49 related fraud cases, warning the public to be wary of unusually low‑priced online offers.