Scammed from the state for years and nobody noticed. Until now! The Tyrolean special unit for benefit fraud was able to uncover another egregious case. A 59-year-old would have been receiving unemployment benefits for years, even if he owns a house and has a lucrative income from renting out several apartments.
The suspect had feigned an emergency situation and was therefore illegally receiving benefits. Specifically, the 59-year-old is accused of this between 2012 and 2021 to have defrauded the Tyrolean labor market service for an amount of 70,000 euros by illegally receiving unemployment benefits.
Large rental income
„The suspect withheld from the employment agency that he owned a house in the Tyrolean Oberland and earned a monthly income by renting out several apartments,” the detectives said.
False Dwellings in Innsbruck
In the course of the extensive investigation, it was also found that the alleged fraudster for the purposes of: He hid his rent income and used several mock homes in Innsbruck, which he reported to the AMS and other authorities.
The suspect has been reported to the public prosecutor’s office in Innsbruck on suspicion of serious trade fraud.
Source: Krone
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