Benefit fraudsters create 10,000 fake jobs
29 Nov, 2013
Updated Fri 29 Nov 2013 15:59 CEST
Police in the southern Campania region have seized assets worth €108 million from a criminal network accused of creating around 10,000 bogus jobs in order to claim benefits from the Italian state.
Thirty-one people have been put under house arrest, two years after the investigation began, police said in a statement.
They are accused of writing thousands of fake reports to create phony businesses in agricultural industries and the service sector.
The gang then allegedly registered their fictitious employees - around 10,000 in total - for state benefits such as maternity and sick leave.
Those under house arrest include two employment consultants, Latino Giuseppina and Zaccaria Rosario, who were each charged with €4.8 million worth of fraud.
Businessmen and other professionals were also involved in the scam, police said.
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Thirty-one people have been put under house arrest, two years after the investigation began, police said in a statement.
They are accused of writing thousands of fake reports to create phony businesses in agricultural industries and the service sector.
The gang then allegedly registered their fictitious employees - around 10,000 in total - for state benefits such as maternity and sick leave.
Those under house arrest include two employment consultants, Latino Giuseppina and Zaccaria Rosario, who were each charged with €4.8 million worth of fraud.
Businessmen and other professionals were also involved in the scam, police said.
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