Twente advisor fixed after corona support abuse | Financial

The man (36) was arrested on Wednesday by the FIOD tax investigation service during a raid on his home and business premises, whereby his administration was seized. He is currently detained on suspicion of tax fraud, support scheme fraud and forgery.

Own bank account

The FIOD tracked down the man after a report from the tax authorities. The financial advisor applied for a so-called Temporary Bridging Scheme for Independent Entrepreneurs (TOZO) on behalf of at least nine clients. With the applications, he has stated his own bank accounts to have the funds deposited. The investigation service suspects that he has also misused other aid measures.

The FIOD investigation subsequently revealed that he misused the login codes of their personal domain at the Tax and Customs Administration of various customers and ex-customers. The man allegedly submitted a request to change their bank account without their knowledge and thus changed the bank account for the refunds to bank accounts of his own.

False declarations

Subsequently, € 80,000 in false VAT returns were filed in the name of the customers. Further investigation is being carried out into other reports he filed. It is not the first time that the financial advisor has been bumped. In 2016, he already received community service for committing forgery. Even then he cheated with the sales tax.

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