Article: Germany: Russian Mafia Plundering Billions Through Nursing Services

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Germany: Russian Mafia Plundering Billions Through Nursing Services

German authorities are investigating some 230 nursing services believed to be charging the government more than €1.2 billion annually for fictitious staff and hours spent on caring for the elderly and sick, media reported Tuesday.

maxpixel.freegreatpicture.com-Elderly-Old-Patient-Caring-Hospice-Healthcare-1761276Elderly Care (Max Pixel CC0 1.0)A police report leaked to Die Welt am Sonntag allegedly linked the services to the Russian mafia. Its network of companies allegedly routinely defraud insurance providers, patients and pharmacies by claiming for services they are not providing, falsifying documents, employing unqualified carers and making multiple claims for a single patient.

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