Zurich COP embezzles 144'000 CHF out of pity

At the beginning of a fight, a divorce, a month, a record chunk of 5000 francs to the ex-wife and a tax bill about 12'000 Swiss francs. "I had no idea how I'm supposed to pay," said the 48-Year-old on Tuesday in front of the district court of Horgen . Since he has accessed for the first Time at the Park watch money. And found how easy the municipality of hoodwinked.

No wonder, because he was the chief of the municipal police is responsible for the Billing and Deposit of Parking space management generated Bar-income. Between may 2014 and March 2018, he led a total of 144'000 Swiss francs on two of your accounts, and an account of his mother.

ever rising "Branches"

The man, who was employed since the summer of 2000 in the municipality, increased the Embezzlement in the course of the years. It was in the year of 2014 is still 10'000 Swiss francs, increased by the amounts in the following years to 17'000, 38'000 67'000 Swiss francs. In the first three months of the year to 2018, he had already managed to back 18'000 Swiss francs aside.

In the criminal investigation, he claimed to have the money for the financing of the livelihood of himself and his family consumed. There was, apparently, not only a wife, but also a new companion, and the family he supported – "out of pity", he said.

for the First time, but he told before the court how he was "from love" in the Fund. He supports with the money, and with the years increasingly, "social cases" in his community. He had hitherto kept silence, because he want to protect the beneficiaries.

He regret what he had done. He does not regret, however, to have these people helped. It was simply "the wrong way". The image of a benefactor of the public Prosecutor's office interfered with something he wanted to know how expensive at the time, the lease was a fee for the car and the rent. For the BMW 1400 francs for the rent of 3000 francs.

professional colleague robbed

Because of the 48-Year-old a part of the money directed to the account of his mother, the 48-Year-old not only because of qualified embezzlement, but also because of multiple money laundering convicted. This also includes multiple forgery in office Because his crime is not noticed Nelles Drive, he created a total of 71 false statements, which he sent to the head of the Department of population services and the financial Department of the municipality.

Although the husband during the four years aufbesserte his monthly income thanks to the Embezzlement, an average of per 3130 Franconia"", was not enough for him obviously. In the first months of the year to 2018, he stole into the premises of the municipal police from the Desk drawer of a colleague, the key to the small safe, and took out this 600 francs. This brought him a further conviction for theft.

The trial against the confessed Ex-policemen, took place as a shortcut procedure. The district court followed the judgment of the proposal of the public Prosecutor and sentenced the man to a conditional sentence of imprisonment of 24 months, and an unconditional buses of 1000 francs.

problems because of the media reports

With the verdict obliged the man, of the municipality of the misappropriated 144'000 Swiss francs to repay. The prospects for this are intact. Because the Prosecutor's office has blocked an account of the man. The Bank is ordered in the judgment of the affected community of 100'000 francs to pay off.

He himself has lost, according to their own information, through the offences of his apartment and his Job. He had to build a whole new existence. His temporary work, he was, according to the media reports quit, he was currently unemployed. (Tages-Anzeiger)

Created: 02.04.2019, 14:57 PM