October 8, 2024, 3:39 p.m. Source: dpa North Rhine-Westphalia
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It’s about millions of dollars in damage caused by fraudulent applications for Corona aid and support after the flood disaster. (Symbolic image) © Friso Gentsch/dpa
During investigations into commercial subsidy fraud and money laundering, the police successfully used a money-sniffing dog in an apartment in the Rheinisch-Bergischen district east of Cologne. Three gold bars worth almost 20,000 euros, two high-quality men’s watches and over 7,000 euros in cash were seized, the police in Cologne said.
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The resident of the apartment was taken into custody. According to police, the 37-year-old and her accomplices are accused of fraud worth millions with Corona aid and aid after the flood disaster in July 2021.
According to police, luxury items and account balances were seized during searches in June. A 57-year-old main suspect has been in custody since then. According to previous information, he and a second defendant are said to have wrongly obtained more than one million euros. They are said to have forwarded the money to Polish accounts through fictitious business relationships. The police searched 21 properties in the Cologne area, in Mülheim/Ruhr and Duisburg, in the federal states of Hesse, Bavaria and Saxony as well as in Poland.
During investigations into commercial subsidy fraud and money laundering, the police successfully used a money-sniffing dog in an apartment in the Rheinisch-Bergischen district east of Cologne. Three gold bars worth almost 20,000 euros, two high-quality men’s watches and over 7,000 euros in cash were seized, the police in Cologne said.
The resident of the apartment was taken into custody. According to police, the 37-year-old and her accomplices are accused of fraud worth millions with Corona aid and aid after the flood disaster in July 2021.
