In the case of five suspects were arrested
AMSTERDAM (NH) – The city of Amsterdam made last year not accidentally 186,000 euro to a wrong account number, it was a case of billing fraud. That says a spokesman for the council. The money is transferred by a trainee of the church, who had a counterfeit bill.
Mayor Eberhard van der Laan, the Board last May informed in writing about the issue.
Various media reported Saturday that a Dutchman refused to return a total of 186,000 euros in Amsterdam, because there was a mistake made by the municipality. But the town showed Sunday that Amsterdam had been the victim of billing fraud. In the case of five suspects were arrested. One of them was an intern who worked with the municipality.
The case came to light when a bank became suspicious and inquired from the municipality to the accuracy of the bank account. The banks involved could freeze a large part of the amount transferred, but recognized at the time of the discovery was 40,000 euros. Could later be seized in a house of a co-defendant still 11,350 euros. The municipality of Amsterdam requires the remaining 28,650 euros also back.
The Telegraph reports that the suspects might have tampered with a bill of more than 186,000 euros from a waste management company in a district. The trainee security guard at the district intercepted the original bill and gave it to a middleman. Who gave the bill again by a forger, who falsified the account. Then put the trainee the bill back to the pile of invoices to be paid. Besides the trainee arrested the forger and the intermediary. Also, two people were arrested who had provided their bank account.
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