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Remarkable article by Swissinfo.ch about the abuse of Covid-19 bailout loans for companies. Switzerland is investigating more than 4,500 cases of suspected abuse by companies claiming emergency bailout loans during the coronavirus pandemic. The number of suspect claims has increased five-fold since late summer and now covers CHF1.2 billion ($1.3 billion).

Interesting publication about internet crime published on the EUROPOL Webpage. The IOCTA is Europol’s flagship strategic product highlighting the dynamic and evolving threats from cybercrime. It provides a unique law enforcement focused assessment of emerging challenges and key developments in the area of cybercrime. We are grateful for the many contributions from our colleagues within European law enforcement community and to our partners in the private industry for their input to the report. Combining law enforcement and private sector insights allows us to present this comprehensive overview of the threat landscape. The data collection for the IOCTA 2020 took place during [...]

Giant fraud scam in Italy A massive police operation called "Tantalo bis" was started in 2018 after Palermo's District Attorneys office input to stop a very dangerous criminal organization  perpetrating insurance fraud by limb amputation of compliant victims. The Trapani and Palermo (Southern Italy) investigation police offices has brought to light a large number of crimes targeting insurance companies. Hundreds of people weere arrested or are under investigation including a lawyer who was in charge of  of those false accidents legal aspects. The alleged crimes are fraud, conspiracy, aggravated assault, swindle, extorsion and embezzlement. The injured compliant individuals were usually people [...]

Little did I know when I was 18 years of age and starting my law enforcement career in the Netherlands what the future held? Initially, it was great making it through training and becoming a police officer and thought I would be doing this the rest of my life! However, life changes, and getting older, wiser and getting married (and having children) I changed my view on my career and future. I started to look for information on careers outside the government. In doing so, I got in contact with smaller private investigation firms and yes, I learnt there many opportunities [...]

With more than 200 attendees, 24 speakers and 19 supporters from 20 different countries from all over the world IASIU Europe conducted its 8th Seminar on Insurance Fraud in Vienna from June 13-15. It was a pleasure to see so many people talking about the latest trends in insurance fraud, strengthening their existing network and using the opportunity to make new contacts and friends. According to the number of attendees it was one of our most successful seminars in the recent history of IASIU Europe. The popularity of the IASIU seminar also reflects that insurance fraud is still a big challenge [...]