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Friday, 6 September 2013 - 02:35

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Threesome arrested for PGB-fraud

Police have arrested three people, suspected of fraud involving personal budgets (PGB). The threesome committed fraud for about 2 million euros.It concerns a 52-year-old female and a 53-year-old male from Eindhoven, and a 27-year-old female from Rotterdam. The three were operating by means of a foundation that focuses on the care and support of vulnerable young people. The suspects applied for personal budgets for the youth. They also took care of the administration and had access to the youth's bank accounts. Euro_coins_and_banknotes
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Wikimedia commons The youth was not informed about how much PGB was applied for or what happened to the funds. The Public Prosecution suspects that much of the money disappeared into the pockets of the three suspects.

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