The Paris prosecutor's office announced Friday that it was investigating “ massive ” partial unemployment fraud , involving “ international financial flows ”, which caused “ more than 1.7 million euros ” of damage.
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According to initial investigations, " fraudulent requests for payment of compensation were made by electronic declaration by usurping the company name and SIRET identification number of existing companies which did not ask to benefit from aid for partial activity ", explains in a statement the prosecution, which took up Monday two investigations initiated by the prosecution of Toulouse and Limoges.
According to the Paris public prosecutor's office, these fraudulent requests concern companies throughout the territory. " In Limoges, where its headquarters are located, the Service and Payment Agency (ASP), responsible for managing compensation for partial activity on behalf of the Ministry of Employment, has highlighted that thirteen of the sixteen regional directorates for business, competition, consumption, work and employment (DIRECCTE) in the national territory were faced with massive fraud in the payment of compensation. "
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In the Occitanie region, more than 160 companies are victims of fraud. More than 110 fraudulent bank accounts intended to receive compensation have been identified, as well as 18 fraudulent transfers for approximately 868,000 euros of damage. About half of this sum has already been seized by investigators on accounts domiciled in France.
