Small business owner sneaks federal loans

Without closer examination, banks have granted billions in loans during the Corona crisis. The number of cases of abuse is now increasing. But the perpetrators are not all unscrupulous criminals, as the case of a Zurich entrepreneur shows.

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Veronika Barta * has stolen corona loans. Not to get rich by buying luxury cars or investing in stocks, but to pay off debts. Debts that she had already accumulated before the crisis – for VAT, social security contributions, fuel bills, lease payments and the payment of debt enforcements.

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