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4w ago

Berlin Prosecutors Charge Two Men in Half-Million-Euro Invoice Fraud

Alleged collusion with a late Senate Administration official allowed the fraudulent billing of services never performed for more than €500,000 from 2018 through 2020.

Zwei Männer sollen mit fingierten Handwerkerrechungen mehr als eine halbe Million Euro eingenommen haben.
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Overview

  • The Berlin Public Prosecutor’s Office has indicted a 71-year-old and a 46-year-old for commercial fraud, embezzlement, bribery and subsidy fraud related to bogus invoices.
  • Prosecutors accuse the older defendant of submitting 68 false bills totaling about €364,000 for unperformed gardening, demolition and disposal work.
  • The younger man is charged with 31 fake invoices worth roughly €142,000 and with fraudulently obtaining €9,000 in COVID-19 relief funds.
  • Investigators say both defendants funneled payments to a now-deceased Senate Administration employee who facilitated the scheme.
  • The fraud came to light after an internal review following the official’s July 2020 death, and the case has now entered the prosecution phase.