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Hannover Court Sentences 27-Year-Old to 2 Years and 7 Months for COVID Test Billing Fraud

The judgment is not yet final, leaving room for appeal.

Overview

  • The Amtsgericht Hannover convicted the defendant of fraud in eight cases after he confessed.
  • Prosecutors said he ran stationary and mobile testing sites in Hannover, Ledeburg and Laatzen and mass-billed alleged tests to the regional doctors' association from March to October 2022.
  • The case concerned nearly 97,000 claimed tests tied to about €970,000 in reimbursements.
  • The court ordered seizure of €968,333, of which at least €877,058 was deemed unlawfully obtained.
  • The term fell slightly short of the prosecution’s request of two years and nine months, while the defense sought a suspended sentence not exceeding two years.