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Frankfurt Raids Target Four in Expanding Probe of Clan-Like Financial Crimes

Prosecutors call the searches the next step in a yearslong case marked by extensive seizures and convictions.

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Wegen Schwarzarbeit im Millionenumfang sind Ermittler in Hessen zu Durchsuchungen ausgerückt. Im Fokus der Ermittlungen stehen vier Beschuldigte, wie das Hauptzollamt und die Staatsanwaltschaft in Frankfurt am Main mitteilten.

Overview

  • Investigators searched two Frankfurt apartments with more than 30 officers from the tax authority and police.
  • Mobile phones and cash in the mid four-figure range were seized during the operation.
  • A 44-year-old suspect is accused of evading about €28,000 in value-added tax.
  • Three other suspects are alleged to have unlawfully claimed more than €34,000 in social benefits.
  • The action is part of a wider case targeting over 60 relatives in interconnected families, with more than €3.4 million seized and 52 indictments resulting in 45 convictions carrying penalties of up to five years and nine months.