A man in his thirties appeared before the Criminal Court of Tours (Indre-et-Loire) for having usurped the identity of several people in order to defraud the corporate solidarity fund linked to Covid-19.
The defendant had initially managed to obtain 12,000 euros even though his fast food company had closed for several years, says
La Nouvelle République
, Tuesday.
He then usurped the identity of ten people with the same surname as himself living in different places in France.
He manages to recover 15,000 euros
Thanks to this process, the man made about fifty requests to the solidarity fund in six months.
He thus managed to win a total of 15,000 euros, spread over five different accounts.
However, the tax administration ended up alerting the courts of its suspicious requests.
In court, the defendant explained that he was addicted to games and needed money to satisfy this addiction.
Prosecuted for fraud and money laundering, he was finally sentenced to one year in prison.
He must also repay 15,000 euros to the state.
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