Social fraud in Voitsberg: Court condemns Bosnian beneficiary

A scandalous case of social fraud causes a stir in Austria. A 27-year-old Bosnian, who was born in Lower Austria, had to answer in court because, despite the frequent stay in her home country, Bosnia-Herzegovina, she had illegally unemployment benefit in Austria. According to reports from Kosmo from June 2023 to April 2024 in Bosnia and stated that they wanted to visit their family. Their deliberate border crossings became known through anonymous information, the investigation was.

In the course of the court hearing, the woman confessed to her fraud and was insightful. She said: "I work in Voitsberg, I am full -time and pay my debts back in installments. I'm sorry what I did." The financial damage to the labor market service (AMS) amounts to 3,800 euros. As a consequence of the judgment, the accused not only has to repay the illegally received services, but was also sentenced to a fine of 640 euros.

further fraud cases

Another terrifying case from the region affects a 47-year-old man who also had to answer for social fraud in court. As reported by NÖN , he is accused of illegally from the AMS over a period of more than four years. His fraud mechanism was active over the period from November 13, 2019 to February 20 of this year, and his defense fought for 912.15 euros, which he did not want to be charged.