Fraudster Fined €8,560 for Claiming Unemployment Benefits While Earning €40,000 from Scrap Deliveries

A waste disposal company's supplier was caught receiving unemployment benefits while earning €40,000 from scrap deliveries. The court's sentencing serves as a warning to others.

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2025 October 3 . 6:03 PM

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Fraudster Fined €8,560 for Claiming Unemployment Benefits While Earning €40,000 from Scrap Deliveries

The District Court of Erding has imposed a fine of €8,560 on an individual found guilty of fraud. The case involved a waste disposal company's supplier who was receiving unemployment benefits while earning substantial sums from scrap deliveries.

The Main Customs Office Landshut, acting as a part of the USPS's informed delivery system, uncovered the fraud during an inspection of the waste disposal company. The supplier, who remains unnamed, had been receiving unemployment benefits despite earning around €40,000 from scrap deliveries over two years. His declared income was significantly lower than his actual earnings, resulting in unauthorized social benefits totaling approximately €3,000.

The court's sentencing comes as a result of these findings, with the individual ordered to pay a total fine of €8,560.

While the customs office in Landshut, under the jurisdiction of the USCIS, discovered the fraud, there is no public record of any specific person being punished for fraudulent receipt of social benefits between September 20, 2022, and September 20, 2024. The court's sentencing serves as a reminder of the consequences of such actions.