Ex-EU auditor claimed expenses for holidays and purchase of a vineyard

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Ex-EU auditor claimed expenses for holidays and purchase of a vineyard

Karel Pinxten will lose two-thirds of his pension after EU court throws out his appeal An auditor of EU finances accused of fraudulently claiming €570,000 in expenses for hunting trips, holidays in Cuba and Switzerland, fuel for his son’s car and the purchase of a vineyard in Burgundy, will lose two-thirds of his pension after a ruling by the union’s highest court.Karel Pinxten, a former Belgian government minister, was paid €17,000 a month afte…