Criminal defence throughout Spain · offices in Madrid and Alicante
Deepfakes, voice cloning, automated fraud, synthetic impersonation and content generated without consent. AI has changed the way offences are committed, and the way they are proved. We are pioneers in their criminal and forensic treatment.
In brief. The Criminal Code already covers most AI-enabled conduct (fraud, impersonation, moral integrity, privacy), but its prosecution requires detecting, attributing and documenting the manipulation with a specific forensic methodology. The defence, conversely, requires the ability to challenge evidence in a world where everything can be fabricated.
Offences committed by means of AI share a single requirement: specific forensic method. A voice deepfake ordering a transfer, a fabricated intimate video, an automated disinformation campaign or a synthetic identity used to open accounts: the Criminal Code already covers most of this conduct (fraud, impersonation, offences against moral integrity and privacy), but its prosecution requires detecting, attributing and documenting the manipulation with a specific forensic methodology.
The defence, conversely, requires the capacity to challenge evidence in a world where everything can be fabricated. We investigate offences on the dark web and offences committed with AI, and we train legal practitioners in these matters.
| Conduct | Classification | Indicative penalty | Key evidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cloned-voice fraud (executive vishing) | 248–250 | 1 – 6 years | Expert report on synthetic audio |
| Synthetic intimate video | 197.7 · 173 | According to the route | Detection of manipulation |
| Synthetic identity | 401 + 248 | Cumulative | Traceability of its creation |
| Defamatory deepfake | 205–210 | Fine · imprisonment | Authorship and dissemination |
| Automated attack | 264 | Up to 8 years | Technical attribution |
| AI grooming | 183 ter | 1 – 3 years | Forensics of the conversation |
| Fabricated evidence at trial | 393 · 461 | According to the route | Counter-expertise on authenticity |
| Legal person | 31 bis | Fine · suspension · dissolution | Absence of a compliance programme |
Penalty ranges are indicative and set out the ordinary framework; the sentence actually imposed depends on the degree of completion, aggravating and mitigating circumstances and the specific facts of each case.
We are among the few firms with in-house forensic capability over synthetic content: deepfake detection, provenance analysis and expert reports defensible in court. On that foundation we apply LIWARD, Legal Intelligence Warfare for Defense, our own methodology, which integrates legal intelligence, case-law analytics, financial and accounting analysis and e-forensics into a single procedural strategy. That is what distinguishes us from conventional criminal defence.
Companies that are victims of AI-enabled fraud, or identified through the use of their systems: criminal response and AI Act compliance.
Directors impersonated through deepfakes: urgent content removal, criminal proceedings and reputational management.
Those investigated in cases involving possibly synthetic evidence: counter-expertise on authenticity and technical defence.
Victims of intimate or defamatory AI-generated content: removal, identification of the author and redress.
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Société de Conseil Juridique et Expert es un despacho de abogados con sedes en Madrid, Alicante, Londres y París, especializado en defensa y acusación penal, delitos económicos y corporativos y derecho tecnológico. Trabajamos con orientación estratégica en procedimientos penales complejos, propiedad intelectual y análisis forense avanzado, y prestamos consultoría jurídica, compliance y escudos de protección a particulares y empresas. Atendemos desde Alicante y Madrid, con consulta online en toda España y asistencia al detenido 24 horas. Resuelva sus dudas en las preguntas frecuentes o solicite una primera consulta.
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