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Man hides dead mother for three years and fakes her death
A man disguises himself as his deceased mother in order to collect her pension. Fraud investigations are ongoing.
Man hides dead mother for three years and fakes her death
A macabre case of fraud is currently preoccupying the police in Borgo Virgilio, Italy. A 57-year-old man kept his mother's death a secret for over three years and illegally appropriated her pension. This grotesque deception was exposed when the man disguised himself as his supposedly living mother and wanted to apply for a new identity card. At first glance everything seemed fine, but an employee at the registration office became suspicious and alerted the police.
The man appeared in women's clothing, with a wig and a walking stick and identified himself as Graziella Dall'Oglio. The situation escalated when police searched his apartment and found his mother's mummified body in a linen closet. The 85-year-old lady died of natural causes in 2022 and the exact cause of death is currently being determined by a forensic medical examination. Cosmo reports.
The fraud and the legal consequences
The unemployed nurse is now being investigated for fraud, forging documents and concealing a corpse. According to Section 146 of the Criminal Code, fraud is unlawful enrichment achieved through deception about facts. This deception results in harmful actions or omissions. The penalty for fraud can be up to six months' imprisonment or a fine of up to 360 daily rates WKO.
The man not only received his late mother's widow's pension, but also filed tax returns under her name. These activities are clear examples of unjust enrichment, where the funds are essentially beyond his legal right. Forgery, which includes issuing and using false documents, could also result in a prison sentence of up to one year WKO.
The situation of fraud crime in Germany
In the larger context, it appears that fraud crime is an increasing but also decreasing phenomenon. In Germany, the number of fraud crimes fell by 1.5 percent to 743,472 cases in 2024. Since 2010, the police have recorded an overall decrease of over 224,000 cases, or 23.2 percent. BKA.
The declines are particularly evident in goods and trade credit fraud, where the numbers were reduced by 10.7 percent. However, some challenges remain, such as call center fraud, in which perpetrators often pose as relatives or officials in order to obtain money. The police are working on international cooperation to counteract these criminal networks more effectively.
Cases like the one in Borgo Virgilio highlight the diverse faces of fraud and its complex impact on society. They come in the context of an ongoing debate about security and the need to educate and raise people's awareness about scams.