Through Lorraine editorial staff
Published on
updated 18 Nov 21 at 17:55
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A man of Romanian nationality aged 40 will be tried on January 27, 2022 by the criminal chamber of the court of Nancy, for fraud against a public body. The suspect is accused of improperly obtaining Covid aid.
More than 20,000 euros embezzled
The man had indeed received public money, as part of the support provided by the State to companies impacted by the Covid-19 crisis, for a company for the purchase and resale of used vehicles, installed in Tomblaine (Meurthe-et-Moselle).
The investigation showed that the turnover of the company had been zero from March to June 2020. However, the manager had declared during his claim to the compensation fund, for this same period, an amount of 8,500 euros. In addition, he had done the same online for a company he had created, appointing his wife as manager.
“This fraudulent scheme had enabled him to obtain a total of 22,266 euros”, explains the institution.
More than 10,000 fraudulent requests nationwide
The man is “known to the police for common law offenses”.
According to the Zonal Directorate of the Judicial Police East, “it has been found at the national level more than 10,000 fraudulent requests to the solidarity fund, representing more than 250 million euros out of a total of 28 billion”.
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