EUROPOL: Over 150 arrests made in 3-day operation against Organised Property Crime
Criminals left empty-handed after thousands of vehicles checked and premises searched across 17 countries.
The latest actions under Operation Trivium, a multi-country operation against organised property crime on Europe’s road networks, has resulted in 174 arrests and the seizure of goods throughout Europe. The three-day operation saw law enforcement from 17 countries carrying out roadside checks on people and vehicles, as well as searching premises. Europol supported the operation by sharing information on the subjects, vehicles and modus operandi behind the […]
Zurich Insurance Switzerland: A killer unmasked by the victim’s insurance
A man in his mid-fifties was facing the Zurich judiciary for the murder of his wife. However, the case was initially dropped because the authorities assumed it was an accident.
The trial which began this spring in Meilen (ZH) almost never took place. The 50-year-old defendant is accused of having killed his wife in April 2014. At first, he had managed to make investigators believe that his wife had died accidentally, reports the […]
Slovenia – Woman who sawed off her hand for $1M found guilty of fraud
Would you give up your hand for $1 million?
A Slovenian woman and her boyfriend have been sentenced to prison for attempted insurance fraud, after she deliberately cut off her hand in hopes of claiming more than 1 million euros ($1.56 million) in insurance payouts last year.
Julija Adlesic, 22, appeared in a Ljubljana courtroom to hear the verdict on Friday. She kept her reattached hand under a blanket throughout the sentencing hearing, which […]
SPAIN – Police Rumble “Crash for Chash” Insurance Scam in Spain’s Malaga
Police have made 17 arrests in total in a gang dedicated to faking car accidents to claim compensation from unsuspecting insurance companies. The intricate scheme involved many facets that ranged from fake ‘damage inspectors’ to fabricated medical certificates.
Police were alerted to the gang when an unnamed insurance company enlisted the help of an accident investigator to look into a potentially fraudulent case. During the investigations a video emerged that broke open the case of a gang of expert fraudsters and led […]
Germany – Insurance Fraud: One Hand for Millions
In order to claim a sum insured in the millions, a man had his hand deliberately cut off by a train. How could the court not believe the claimant’s version of the accident?
A 45-year-old man was sentenced to two and a half years in prison for fraud in the Dortmund / Germany district court. The judges considered it as proven that the defendant was trying to collect millions by committing insurance fraud.
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Switzerland – Number of suspected Covid bail-out fraud cases explodes
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).
EUROPOL – INTERNET ORGANISED CRIME THREAT ASSESSMENT (IOCTA) 2020
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 […]
