Overview in Britta's case: the Accused, the millions, and responsibility

Ministry of social affairs has published two studies on the svindelsagen in the national board of social services, where Britta Nielsen is the prime suspect.

one study is made in cooperation with the Attorney general, has had to clarify, whether there can be placed a legal responsibility.

The second study have had to clarify what has happened and how it happened.

- The protagonist, a 64-year-old Anna Britta Troelsgaard Nielsen, was head of department in the national board of social services up to 26. september 2018.

She is accused of having fiddled for 111 million dollars, which she has transferred from Socialstyrelsens scheme for their own accounts.

- the Ministry of social affairs now estimates that there has been misuse of funds in 120,6 million. It is likely that the fraud is greater.

- the Majority of payments are made by the creation of fictitious projects and associations which have received the transferred money.

- the Study covers the period 1977-2018, where Britta Nielsen was employed in the national board of social services. There are issues back to 1993, while the years before, but not found anything.

Data has been of poor quality in the period 1977-1993, and therefore it can not be excluded, that there also has been paid out unjust money in the year.

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- Britta Nielsen had 66 accounts in nine banks. There are found statements of account for 37 of the 66 accounts.

- The main reason that the abuse could happen, is that Britta Nielsen could both change the account numbers for the payments and let the money be paid out. This is because the features were not divided in the subsidy system TAS.

- Britta Nielsen has had a deep insight into the systems and has therefore supposedly be able to hide the very substantial transfers.

- It has not been possible to place the responsibility for the fraud was not discovered. Between 2000 and 2015, there has not been enough information to be able to say whether someone should have discovered it, assess the Attorney.

- 30. October was Britta Nielsen's 38-year-old son were arrested in the Johannesburg international airport in south Africa. He is charged with gross handling of stolen goods to the 3.6 million.

5. november was Britta Nielsen arrested in an apartment in Johannesburg. She traveled the subsequent voluntary return to Denmark.

- 10. november was the mother and son remanded in custody until 4. december in Copenhagen. Since the imprisonment has been extended several times.

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- Britta Nielsen's two daughters are like son charged with gross handling of stolen goods by having spent the money, which their mother allegedly defrauded. The police and the public prosecutor's office has not, however, required the daughters in custody.

29. January it emerged that Britta Nielsen's son-in-law is also charged in the case. He is charged with gross handling of stolen goods.

Sources: Children and the Ministry of social affairs, PWC and the Attorney general.

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