Wednesday, February 4, 2015

Crackdown on Employment Service in bedrägerihärvan – Swedish Radio

Crackdown on Employment Service in bedrägerihärvan – Swedish Radio

After the extensive economic crime raid that took place yesterday in California sits seven people arrested on suspicion of serious fraud against the Employment Service. When the raid was also carried out a search of the premises of the Employment Service.

– A campaign of this magnitude’ve obviously been preceded by some groundwork, so that we have after all been involved in this along with other collaborating agencies, said Joel Ice Shield, Security Manager at Employment Service.

According to data to echo so are two people who work at the Employment Service on suspicion of aiding fraud.

– The information we have is that they have been heard by the police. What we have done as a measure, it is that we have separated them from their regular duties pending what the investigation will show, said Joel Ice Shield.

But the main suspect is a person who has a tongue position in the Syrian Orthodox Church in Sweden. Part of the crime should have links to his position in the church. Through his position, he has been able to arrange fake employment. The state sources of echo. The man deny the charges.

According to prosecutor Eva Wintzell’s the suspected crime that people erroneously claimed to work for associations, and it has paid contributions from the Employment Service. Although the Social Insurance Agency will be the victim of the fraud.

– The suspicion we have is a matter of when serious fraud, where as this has been in the system and there are relatively large amounts, so that suspicions related to the relatively serious crime, it can say, says Eva Wintzell.

Among the seven sitting prisoners include a person who is suspected of serious tax fraud and aggravated accounting fraud. The part of the investigation handled by the prosecutor Per Kjellstrand the Economic Crimes Bureau. Suspicion comes to the person orderly celebrations.

– It has been a party activity, as one can judge has been trade, there has been professionally and with duration. And it is professional then it should be recorded in the business and also declared, says Per Kjell Beach.

And it has not happened?

– There has not been what we can assess at this stage.

How much money fraud and tax crime is all about do not want prosecutors say, but when it comes Employment Service should be about millions, according to sources of echo.

When the raid yesterday was done searches in both homes and offices and among other things seized a lot of documentation, which will now be examined, says Eva Wintzell.

– We have made several searches, so we have obtained materials for house searches, we will hold interviews with several people, so that’s what the investigation will deal with this in the future.

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