The Bochum public prosecutor has brought charges against two men for fraud in corona test centers.
As the authority announced on Wednesday, incorrect billing should have caused damage of at least 25 million euros.
Research by NDR, WDR and "Süddeutscher Zeitung" had brought up the case.
The reporters had counted customers in front of the MediCan centers - much fewer than had been brought to the account.
Bochum - According to the public prosecutor's office, between March and April, the managing director "billed the multiple of the tests actually carried out after he recognized that there was no direct evidence of the actual performance of the tests as part of the billing due to the pandemic-related peculiarities needed ".
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The second accused is said to have billed the individual tests at a higher price than justified, among other things.
"Furthermore, he is said to have reported material costs in an amount that should not actually have arisen." He is charged with aiding and abetting fraud.
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