Fraud with staged work accidents costs social security hundreds of millions of francs
Criminal gangs engage as temporary workers and stage an accident at the start of work. The social security system suffers damages of several hundred million francs annually as a result.
Fraud with staged work accidents costs social security hundreds of millions of francs
Criminal gangs in eastern Switzerland are employing a devious scheme: they engage as temporary workers and stage an accident right at the start of work. The social security system suffers massive damages in this way. The public prosecutor of the canton of St. Gallen, Patric Looser, is now investigating these practices. As bz Basel reports, the losses caused by such fraud for social security amount to several hundred million francs annually.
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