A total of 436 companies are being investigated for corona fraud for DKK 208 million.
About 74 percent of the cases are in Zealand, where Copenhagen (137) and the suburbs of Vestegn (69) account for almost half.
A total of DKK 50 billion in compensation has been paid out during the pandemic – mainly to cover salaries for fired employees.
In December, 5,447 corona fraud reports had been filed with police, so the will is there to stop the fraud.
She went home to Romania
In some cases, the work in question should have been pandemic-proof, so that questions are asked as to why the scams were not discovered earlier.
DR highlights the example of Payment Solutions Copenhagen in Rødovre, which has received DKK 600,000 to cover the salaries of nine employees in four separate payments over the past two years.
But when investigators visited its premises, there was immediate cause for concern: no sign of human life, a mailbox abounding with letters, and a sofa and a refrigerator stood in the yard.
It turns out that it has never filed an annual report or probably conducted business at the address, that its Romanian CEO disappeared in mid-2020, and that the entire compensation has been swallowed up by a single private account.
In other corona news:
Over the past two days, the Statens Serum Institut has confirmed 26,169 and 28,270 new cases of corona. Another 21 people have died and the infection rate appears to be rising. On Monday, it was 16.92 percent – against 13.98 on Sunday. The admission rate also increased – by 68 places to 802.
– Many have seen their coronapas expire today, as a double vaccination is now only valid for five months for over 18 years – the same as for a previously infected. For under 18 and those with the booster, the passport will be valid indefinitely… until further notice.
– As of today, Corona passports for those who have had a PCR test now only last for 72 hours. For quick control, the service life has been cut down to 48 hours.
– Rasmus Prehn, Minister of Food, Agriculture and Fisheries, has been infected with corona. Last week, Minister of Culture Ane Halsboe-Jørgensen was also diagnosed.
– The Liberal Party would like the treatment guarantee to be reintroduced in the hospitals. As things stand, the guarantee will remain suspended until January 30 to ensure that hospitals are not overrun by corona patients.