Leverkusen: Hard judgment against extended family - milled fraud!

Leverkusen: Hard judgment against extended family - milled fraud!

In Leverkusen, the judiciary has crazy: members of a Lebanese extended family were punished because of a large number of fraud crime. The convictions that fell in court proceedings yesterday's day speak volumes about the extent of crime in the family. Chairman Judge Stephan Kloke had the opportunity for the first time to review the machinations of this criminal group and was strictly given the judgments. In three out of four cases, the punishment was higher than required by the public prosecutor, which clarifies that the chamber did not take lightly on their shoulder with the present Situation. The main perpetrator must now be behind Swedish curtains for over seven years and three months, while a relative has been convicted for six years and nine months.

A look at the background of these stories shows that the oldest defendant - at least 61 years old and already known for 26 criminal records, often because of fraud - has to expect a prison sentence of four years and nine months. Kloke and his judges' colleagues believe that the family generation of origins is part of the widespread and systematic crime. The most severe offenses include frauds in which a 73-year-old former lecturer was brought by a whopping 38,000 euros.

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The punishments against the clan members are not the only point that you should look at in Leverkusen. Because the group is still busy with further offenses; In another procedure, they are charged with money laundering and social welfare fraud. Between 2014 and 2021, they are said to have released over 450,000 euros in social benefits, as reported derwesten.de. Here it becomes clear that the state and legal framework for combating such criminal structures must continuously focus on.

As the police crime statistics show, the decline in crime in Germany is 1.7 % to around 5.84 million cases in 2024. The main responsibility for this is the partialization of cannabis, which led to a decline in corresponding offenses. But the increase in certain offenses that endanger people's feeling of security does not fail. According to the Statista, it is above all that it is high in wealth and counterfeiting that are still very popular. The police work is crucial here, and the clearance rate of around 58 % shows that the authorities are on the right track, even if there are still many crimes in the dark field.

It remains to be seen whether crime in Leverkusen will be on the collar in the future. However, the judiciary made it clear that it will not see any further opportunities for probation in repeated crimes. While the youngest defendant, just 21 years old, gets away with a three -year suspended sentence under juvenile justice, the main criminal family remains under observation. A life in your own villa could soon be a thing of the past if the judgments of the Düsseldorf district court, which have been announced for December 15, 2023, should decide against them. If the state secures another real estate object in this case, this could set a strong sign in the fight against clan crime.