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Benefit fraudsters create 10,000 fake jobs

Police in the southern Campania region have seized assets worth €108 million from a criminal network accused of creating around 10,000 bogus jobs in order to claim benefits from the Italian state.

Benefit fraudsters create 10,000 fake jobs
The scam involved creating fictional employees to claim state benefits. Photo: Rosie Scammell/The Local

Thirty-one people have been put under house arrest, two years after the investigation began, police said in a statement.

They are accused of writing thousands of fake reports to create phony businesses in agricultural industries and the service sector.

The gang then allegedly registered their fictitious employees – around 10,000 in total – for state benefits such as maternity and sick leave.

Those under house arrest include two employment consultants, Latino Giuseppina and Zaccaria Rosario, who were each charged with €4.8 million worth of fraud.

Businessmen and other professionals were also involved in the scam, police said. 

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