Maastricht official arrested for fake invoices

The city of Maastricht unknowingly paid tens of thousands of euros for the renovation of the home of a former official, reported the Fiscal Intelligence and Investigation Service (FIOD).The 68-year-old man, who was arrested Tuesday, turned in a variety of fake invoices. according to the FIOD. [[{"type":"media","view_mode":"media_large","fid":"26597","attributes":{"class":"media-image size-medium wp-image-9500","typeof":"foaf:Image","style":"","width":"300","height":"300","alt":"Photo by: Mattes\/Wikimedia"}}]] Photo by: Mattes/Wikimedia The man is suspected of defrauding the municipality, and forgery. The contractors who drew up those invoices are also under suspicion of forgery. Three homes and one business premises were searched, where the administration was seized.