The Dachau district office fell for a fraudster. The man sneaked away thousands of euros as part of the Corona emergency aid.
- In Dachau, a fraudster cheated 40,000 euros.
- The 39-year-old lied boldly.
- The police caught the suspect. Now he faces imprisonment.
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Dachau - Numerous Corona emergency aid from the government should save companies from financial ruin. Companies and freelancers are supported at both the federal and state levels. "The interlinking of the two programs enables higher payments for all covered company sizes, " says the Bavarian State Ministry. The upper limit of the financial injection is therefore a maximum of 50,000 euros.
Corona emergency aid in Bavaria: man steals thousands of euros
At the same time, the cabinet warns on the side of fraudsters. Criminals are increasingly exploiting insecurity among citizens and businesses, the government writes. But the state is also a target for fraudulent activities. As an example from Dachau shows.
There, a 39-year-old man had deliberately given false facts to the Dachau district office in order to enrich himself at the expense of the state. The man stole a total of 40,000 euros in this way. According to the man, the gym he operated had got into financial difficulties.
Corona emergency aid in Dachau: brazen lie is too late
As part of the emergency aid, the five-digit amount was subsequently transferred to the fraudster's account. Only then did the vertigo blow up. Because the gym doesn't really exist at all, it says in the police report. The bank account was then immediately frozen. "This ensured around 29,000 euros in emergency aid," write the officials.
The 39-year-old has already been caught. He was arrested at his home on Monday morning, April 27th. An arrest warrant had previously been issued against him. "After his demonstration at the responsible judge," he was transferred to a correctional facility.
The man is already known to the police “because of other fraud”. If there is a conviction, he faces imprisonment .
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