Overview

• Police and prosecutors searched two apartments in Marzahn and Rudow on July 17 on suspicion of bribery and corruption tied to citizenship applications.
• Investigations focus on a 38-year-old LEA employee suspected of illegally naturalizing a North Macedonian family in April after their application had been withdrawn.
• Authorities say the suspect signed documents with a false name, used another official’s seal and colleague credentials to delete foreigner records.
• Electronic storage media seized during the raids will undergo forensic analysis as part of ongoing inquiries into bribery and false certification charges against the employee and two family members.
• The Staatsanwaltschaft has issued a nullity notice confirming the forged certificate is invalid, and the LEA insists the case is an isolated breach uncovered by its anti-corruption and IT teams.