Overview

• On July 22, officers from the Customs’ Finanzkontrolle Schwarzarbeit searched three properties on Hamburg’s Clemens-Schultz-Straße.
• The operation was led by the Finanzkontrolle Schwarzarbeit unit working closely with the Staatsanwaltschaft Hamburg.
• Officials seized documents at all sites to gather evidence for potential charges of wage fraud and facilitation of illegal employment.
• Prosecutor Melina Traumann confirmed an investigation into suspected wage withholding and alleged breaches of the Residence Act but did not confirm any arrests.
• The raid caused a temporary closure of Clemens-Schultz-Straße, disrupting local traffic.