Monday was a 61-year-old man convicted for breach of mandate and stillingsmisbrug by the Court of Sønderborg. He had sent his own and his daughter’s car in for repair at a workshop, after which he had asked them to send the invoices to the municipality.
He had also asked them to change the registreringsnummererne, so a BMW, a Mercedes sports car, a older rally car and the daughter’s Volkswagen suddenly appeared like a Fiat or a van from the municipality.
The typing of Jydskevestkysten.
the Man got made the repairs at Mercedes workshop, Bent-Pedersen A/S in the city Glansager near Sønderborg and was subsequently the bill is sent to the Sønderborg Municipality.
Here he sat, even as budgetansvarlig, so he could approve the invoices, which were paid for taxpayers ‘ money.
He was by the court sentenced for having paid the bills for almost 82.000 dollars with tax dollars between 2015 and 2018.
South Jutland Police had investigated all the way back to 2011, when he was employed by the municipality, but they had to remove from the indictment, as they had not sufficient evidence of the abuse before 2015.
the Amount was otherwise somewhat greater, tells JydskeVestkysten.
the Man refused guilty in court, but he did not appeal against the verdict on four months of conditional imprisonment with a probation period of two years and 100 hours of community service.
He must also pay the workshop Bent Pedersen A/S the 82.000 dollars, which they have paid the municipality back.
– I have lain sleepless over it here. My world completely broke. I still can’t understand how it happened, told the man in court.
According to a chief from the workshop, it was a tip from a foreman, which led to the investigation of the case. They had launched an internal investigation, then contacted the municipality.
Several witness statements in the court from, among others, former plant managers led to the judgment. They told that it was normal practice, when the man showed up, that his bills were sent to the municipality.
– He came with many cars. It was a big customer, so when you know there is pressure on, so do you do it. It is not my board, whether he has an agreement with his employer, said one of the værkførerne according to Jydskevestkysten.
No one from the workshop, Bent-Pedersen A/S has been charged in the case.
