Dang, nobody told me about this ‘fast track’ 
Judicial Police conducted searches at AIMA in the Azores on suspicion of corruption.
Employees would receive incentives for expediting some processes at the expense of others, including golden visa applications.
Suspicions of corruption are at the heart of the searches carried out this Wednesday by the Judicial Police at the Ponta Delgada office of the Agency for Integration, Migration and Asylum (AIMA).
“The investigation concerns suspicions of illicit acts by public officials, consisting of the undue prioritization of certain services and the processing of cases, in exchange for financial compensation,” explains the police in a statement. PÚBLICO understands that the investigation involves, among other things, the granting of golden visas , although it is not yet clear whether the issuance of some of these residence permits in the country was simply expedited or whether visas were also granted to foreigners who did not meet the legal requirements. In addition to corruption, other crimes are also being investigated in this inquiry led by the Department of Investigation and Criminal Action of the Azores judicial district: abuse of power and undue receipt of advantage.
The same press release, which does not specify which public body was targeted by this operation, dubbed “Direct Line,” reports that the searches also covered three residences, “allowing the seizure of a significant amount of documentation, especially computer data and electronic correspondence.” The investigation has not yet resulted in any suspects.