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Logistics manager tricks employer: 26,000 euros stolen!
A German logistics manager is said to have stole 26,000 euros for over two years through fictional workers and fake contracts.
Logistics manager tricks employer: 26,000 euros stolen!
A sensational fraud is shaken by the logistics industry in Germany: a 45-year-old logistics manager has fiddled with more than 26,000 euros from his employer over a period of two years. How 5min.at reports, the man hired fictional employees, while at the same time he retained salary advances from real employees and enriched himself through fake rental contracts for truck. The fraud flew open when a supposed victim received tax payments, the name of which the perpetrator had used for an invented employee.
Fraud and salary in the industry
In addition to the logistics manager's fraudulent activities, salaries are a sensitive issue in the industry. According to that Statista trend report The average monthly income in Germany in 2023 was around 3,540 euros gross. Full -time men earned an average of 4,700 euros, while women only received 4,000 euros, which results in a gender pay gap of 18 percent. This is particularly worrying at a time when fraud, such as that of the logistics manager, further shake confidence in the industry.
The logistics manager, who was partially confessed, now faces legal consequences after the public prosecutor has been involved. The involvement in such offenses is not only against the integrity of his company, but also has the potential to undermine all trust in the industry. In the meantime, the question remains open how many other cases of abuse remain undetected in the industry.