Finance police in Calabria said
Monday they have smashed a fraud racket in southern Italy that
allegedly bilked 450,000 euros from the INPS social security
agency by claiming benefits for 131 non-existent agricultural
labourers.
As many as 132 people were charged with involvement in the
alleged racket which used false land-rent contracts to obtain
unemployment and maternity benefits as well as family allowance
cheques.
In addition social security contributions worth 50,000
euros were not paid, according to the investigation.
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