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Dresden Prosecutors and Customs Raid Landscaping Firm Over Suspected Social-Insurance and Payroll Tax Fraud

Evidence points to a 2021–2024 scheme using predecessor and successor companies to conceal unpaid contributions.

Overview

  • More than 140 officers searched business and residential locations in Dresden and Central Saxony on Tuesday.
  • Investigators seized paper records, notebooks, digital storage devices and mobile phones as evidence.
  • Prosecutors ordered six-figure asset arrests, and customs levied the company’s bank accounts.
  • Authorities say the firm booked unusually low labor costs and minimal subcontractor expenses while paying out nearly €4 million in cash.
  • The suspects include three Germans, two people of Turkish origin and a Tunisian aged 30 to 50, and the investigation remains ongoing.