Officials in Berlin: fraud with foreign surcharges uncovered!

Officials in Berlin: fraud with foreign surcharges uncovered!

An official of the German Archaeological Institute in Berlin-Dahlem had to answer for fraud before the Tiergarten district court. The 57-year-old, who received numerous unlawful abroad from 2017 to the end of 2020, was sentenced to ten months in prison. This reports, among other things, rbb24 .

The documents of the procedure show that she has moved into foreign surcharges for herself, her husband and two children for years, even though the family has lived in Berlin permanently since 2011. The responsible grade was not informed about the change of residence. According to the information, the official received around 3,600 euros per month, adding up to around 176,000 euros between 2017 and 2020.

extent of the overpayments

The accused had worked for the Federal Institute for more than 20 years in Yemen and stated that her husband and children returned to Germany due to the security situation in March 2011. Although she has headed the Sanaa branch from Berlin since 2014, she did not inform the grade about this change.

comparison and ongoing process

Before the indictment was raised, there was already a closed comparison before the Berlin Administrative Court, in which the civil servant repaid around 512,000 euros. However, the judgment is not final and the process will continue on June 11th. The question of the still open amounts and the relevance of the incidents for the public service in Germany remains central.

In Germany, around 5 million people work in the public service, including numerous civil servants who are responsible not only for administration, but also for areas such as healthcare and public security. Your duty is to take off a service notice and you have no right to strike. The majority of the civil servants are characterized by a sense of duty and reliability, as a survey of 2024 shows that the police certified the greatest trust of the population. However, corruption is still a serious problem: In 2023, around 3,800 corruption crimes were determined by the police, 27 percent in general administration and 24 percent in law enforcement and judicial authorities, such as Statista reported.