The police judge has sentenced a 53-year-old man from Assen to a 200-hour community service for fraud and embezzlement. He also received a two -month prison sentence. His 37-year-old girlfriend, also from Assen, was acquitted for her alleged role.
The man managed his mother -in -law’s friend’s bill. He was given permission to ensure that all fixed costs were neatly paid. He also took over internet banking because the friend could no longer do that. However, the suspect used the bill for himself.
It completely got out of hand, the man said. “I made a mess of that”. He drove a business in billiard choice, but used the friend’s account for the income.
The judge wondered if he did this to keep the money out of sight of the benefits agency. The Assenaar received a social assistance benefit during that period from January 2015 to the end of 2020. That was not the case, the Assenaar said.
In addition, the suspect also used the friend’s bill for dinner and part of his own fixed costs. He did not give up this extra income to the benefits agency. From there it was reported to the incorrect filling in the papers.
The suspect’s girlfriend would have benefited from this extra money. She knew nothing about this, she said to court. “I never noticed anything of this”.
The couple did not live more generously than usual. The public prosecutor thought the woman should have known better and demanded a 180 -hour work sentence against her. The man should perform a 220 -hour work sentence, the prosecutor said.
The judge did go in the story of the woman and spoke to her free. He only condemned the Assenaar. In addition, the man has to repay the victim almost 48,000 euros.