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| German social worker stole from homeless to buy BMW | |
| 2004-02-25 | |
A German social worker pocketed more than $200,000 in public funds intended for homeless people and war refugees and bought himself a brand new BMW with the money. The 39-year-old Berlin man was convicted of embezzlement and received a two-year suspended jail sentence. He was also told to repay the money. "He wasn't exactly adhering to the Robin Hood principle," said a court spokesman, referring to the medieval legend who robbed the rich to give to the poor. The defendant told Bild newspaper it had been easy for him to channel funds to his own account because he had clearance to issue individual payments of up to $2,400. "It was an enormous temptation, just a computer click away," he told the newspaper.
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| Posted by:Fred Pruitt |
| #8 No CrazyFool, I think the guy who sold him a BMW for 200 grand should get that job! Hell, a top model BMW costs around 40000 Euro in Germany. |
| Posted by: True German Ally 2004-2-25 10:25:13 PM |
| #7 Lets get this guy to investigate the 'Oil for Food' program..... |
| Posted by: CrazyFool 2004-2-25 2:38:50 PM |
| #6 Patrick, "......crime and punishment in Europe show a pattern of rather light sentencing?" Yes, but that's for big crime, or they resign after they make an immunity law for themselves. The little ones, like the grannies who won't/can't pay Council Tax increases of 21%+ on a 3.4% increase in pension, get slammed in the jug for a few months,(UK-time). What I would like is a Retro Immunity law. (BTW, I am OK, 'cos Amnesty Int forgave everyone involved in whatever it was). |
| Posted by: Rhodesiafever 2004-2-25 2:35:27 PM |
| #5 I read the title and thought, "my, he must have shook down quite a few homeless folks every month to make those kind of payments." |
| Posted by: Super Hose 2004-2-25 1:42:30 PM |
| #4 This guys got the makings of a damn good EU bureaucrat... |
| Posted by: tu3031 2004-2-25 8:25:09 AM |
| #3 "..two-year suspended jail sentence." Is it just me, or do a lot of stories about crime and punishment in Europe show a pattern of rather light sentencing? |
| Posted by: Patrick Phillips 2004-2-25 7:43:57 AM |
| #2 I guess the only reason he didn't get tossed in the pokey is because he bought German. 200 large must buy some hunk of Barvarian metal thats for sure. I'd would have went Italian myself. |
| Posted by: Anonymous 2004-2-25 7:42:18 AM |
| #1 "He stole from the rich and he gave to......... .............himself" Perversion of the Ballad of Jesse James |
| Posted by: Alaska Paul 2004-2-25 1:18:00 AM |