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3mo ago

Hannover Court Jails 27-Year-Old for €1.64 Million COVID Test Fraud

The nonfinal verdict underscores ongoing probes into pandemic test billing that prosecutors say exposed mass overcharges across Lower Saxony.

In einem Prozess um Abrechnungsbetrug mit Coronatests ist ein 27-Jähriger vom Amtsgericht Hannover zu einer mehrjährigen Haftstrafe verurteilt worden. Er wurde zu drei Jahren und fünf Monaten Haft verurteilt, wie ein Gerichtssprecher mitteilte.
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Overview

  • A local court sentenced the operator to three years and five months in prison and ordered the seizure of about €1.64 million.
  • Judges found that of more than 400,000 tests billed, only about four to five percent were genuine, with many duplicate or triple same-day entries.
  • The fraud centered on a small site in Hannover-Anderten and covered March through December 2022.
  • The defendant admitted inflated billing and, according to court statements, spent proceeds on luxury travel and goods, while the judge suggested he acted as a frontman who passed cash to others.
  • The judgment is not yet final, and regional authorities report roughly 13 related indictments with estimated losses of about €18 million.