2011-06-10 Ruotsi: Ihmiskauppaa vammaisilla

[kohmelo]

Ihmiskauppiaat houkuttelevat vammaisia Ruotsiin. Uhrit houkutellaan Ruotsiin lupauksilla ruhtinaallisista toimeentulotuista, mutta rahat päätyvätkin sitten muiden taskuun. Toiminnassa kunnostautuu mm. henkilökohtaisia avustajia tarjoavat yritykset.

Poliisin edustajan mukaan huijarit tuntevat järjestlemän ja sen porsaanreiät huomattavasti viranomaisia paremmin.

Artikkelissa ilmoitetun arvion mukaan 10% tukirahoista meenee huijareilla.

http://www.thelocal.se/34268/20110610/

Disabled 'trafficked' to Sweden in benefits fraud

Disabled people are being lured to Sweden by false promises of generous benefits in a sophisticated fraud scheme that officials liken to human trafficking, according to Swedish media reports.

Instead of receiving benefits, the disabled victims instead end up owing their recruiters money, finding themselves in a situation akin to indentured servitude, Svergies Television (SVT) reports.

Using promises of living large, representatives from shady firms offering personal assistance services convince their disabled victims to move to Sweden, according to police.

"They pick up disabled people from around the world in order to get customers for their companies," police investigator Karl-Arne Ockell told SVT.

But in order to get by while waiting for the benefits to kick in, the victims must borrow money from their recruiters, who instead keep most of the ensuing benefits for themselves.
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According to Björnerhag, one of the biggest problems is that personal assistance companies aren't required to provide Sweden's Social Insurance Agency (Försäkringskassan), which means any remaining gains stay with the company.
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[chacha2]

Eli arvion mukaan yli 200 miloonaa euroa menee huijareille. Hurjaa..
(10 % of roughly 20 billion kronor)

[Tabula Rasa]

Eli vammaisille 20 miljardia kruunua? Noh, ruotsillahan on varaa, joten käyttäköön senttejään miten tykkää.