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A raid in a high-rise in Duisburg exposes dozens of fraud cases with child benefits. The mayor of the city, Sören Link, ordered them. Did he get a hint or did he have the "real smell"?
Germany Uncovers Fraud: Bulgarians and Romanians Illegally Claimed Child Benefits - Novinite.com - Sofia News Agency
German authorities have uncovered a large-scale scheme involving Bulgarians and Romanians fraudulently receiving child benefits for non-existent or absent children. According to the investigation, social benefits were paid out for 59 children who either do not exist or reside in their home countries rather than in Germany.
In the focal high-rise "Weißer Riese" in the German city of Duisburg dozens of cases of social fraud have been detected during a large raid. Residents, mostly from Romania and Bulgaria, had invented a total of 59 children to collect child benefits ... It was one of the biggest raids against social abuse in Germany so far, when at the end of October 2024 around 400 officers from the police, administrative office, foreigners' registration office a…
A few months ago, the Brennpunkt-Hochhaus had already hit the headlines because DHL had temporarily refused extradition due to threats from employees there. Now there was a raid on the "White Giant" in Duisburg. The mayor is satisfied.
In 2024, there were around 140,000 suspected cases of child benefit abuse. In 100,000 of these cases, a tax investigation was initiated. In addition, there were 8,000 cases of suspicion of gang abuse of performance. Labor and social policy spokesman of the AfD parliamentary group, René Springer, comments this as follows: "Swindlers are still playing an easy game to exploit the German welfare state. The scandal surrounding the high-rise Weißer Ri…
Berlin, 1 March 2025. In 2024, there were around 140,000 suspected cases of child allowance abuse. In 100,000 of these cases, a tax investigation was initiated. In addition, there were 8,000 cases of suspicion of gang abuse of performance. The Labour and Social Policy Spokesman of the AfD Bundestag faction, René Springer, comments this as follows: "Still fraudsters have easy play to exploit the German welfare state. The scandal surrounding the H…
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