Customs in Regensburg uncovers social fraud totaling 119,000 euros - The District Court of Regensburg finds a 49-year-old businessman guilty of the offense
The Regensburg Customs Office has taken decisive action against black work, a practice that exploits illegally employed workers and harms social security funds and law-abiding businesses. In a recent case, a 49-year-old entrepreneur from the Regensburg district was found guilty of making false statements to social insurance carriers and the Federal Employment Agency for years.
During the COVID-19 pandemic, the entrepreneur applied for short-time work allowance even though his employees were working full-time. This unlawful act resulted in an additional 63,000 euros being unjustly received. The Financial Control Schwarzarbeit of the Regensburg Customs Office, during an inspection of the entrepreneur's tiling business, also discovered that social security contributions totaling approximately 56,000 euros had not been paid.
The entrepreneur was convicted of withholding and misappropriation of wages, subsidy fraud, and providing false information to social security carriers and the Federal Employment Agency. The Regensburg Regional Court sentenced the entrepreneur to a prison term of one year and eleven months for these offenses. However, the execution of the sentence was suspended.
Black work not only contributes to the exploitation of illegally employed workers but also permanently destroys legal jobs and increases unemployment. It causes unfair competition to the detriment of legally operating companies and employees, and increases the tax burden for the general public. Black work also deprives the state of taxes and social security contributions.
The Regensburg Customs Office emphasised that during the COVID-19 pandemic, short-time work allowance was crucial for many honest businesses and their employees. Abusing this support harms not only the honest businesses but also the social security funds that are meant to support everyone.
For further questions, contact Nadine Striegel at the Regensburg Customs Office via phone, email, or website. The original content of this article was transmitted by the Regensburg Customs Office via news aktuell. It is important to note that the name of the 49-year-old entrepreneur from the Regensburg district who was found guilty of these offenses is not explicitly mentioned in the search results.
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