From Friday, a 37-year-old will have to answer before the Mannheim regional court for computer fraud and forgery of documents in connection with a Heidelberg Corona test center. The accused man is said to have committed the crimes four and a half years ago together with an accomplice who had already been convicted. According to the public prosecutor’s office, both men operated the corona test center from August to October 2021.
Corona tests billed that were never carried out
During this period, they are said to have billed the Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians (KVBW) for numerous corona tests, but these were not actually carried out. The man is on trial for forging documents because he is said to have sent the KVBW a “training certificate to become a Corona rapid test representative” even though, according to the indictment, he had never taken part in any training. The Association of Statutory Health Insurance Physicians is said to have unlawfully transferred around 345,00 euros to the defendant and his accomplice.
Arrest at Frankfurt Airport
According to the court, the 37-year-old was arrested at Frankfurt Airport in July last year. According to the information, his accomplice has already served a prison sentence of two years and eight months for corona test fraud. According to the Mannheim Regional Court, there were further criminal proceedings against a brother, an uncle and an acquaintance of the accused 37-year-old man around the Heidelberg Corona test center.
It was about the accusation of operating other supposed corona test centers. According to the “Mannheimer Morgen“In this context, five people are said to have swindled a total of 3.3 million euros. According to the report, the man who will be on trial in Mannheim from Friday has since gone into hiding in Egypt and is presumably the mastermind of the fraud.
date: 2026-02-13 05:25:00
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