Heemlu A 25 Million Euro Scam

The manager of Heem lu was placed in pre-trial detention as part of an investigation for fraud and money laundering involving 2.

5 million euros It is not so easy to defraud the national health fund (CNS) for a company that officiates in care and home help, as the checks are regular and severe.

It is also for this reason that a fairly young company on the market, Heem lu, was singled out by the CNS's anti-fraud service, which noted enough irregularities in the billing of the service provider care to alert the prosecution.

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5 million euros, a huge sum for a provider established since 2019 and who benefited from an approval from the Ministry of Provisional Social Security, valid until next March Following an in-depth analysis of multiple suspicious banking transactions by the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), which also found irregularities in the accounts, a judicial investigation was opened by the Luxembourg public prosecutor's office, in particular the heads forgery, use of forgery, subsidy scam, violations of article 451 of the Social Security Code, criminal association, breach of trust, misuse of corporate assets and money laundering, lists the prosecution in a press release.

A “major” investigation According to our information, it would be the company Heem lu, domiciled in Esch-sur-Alzette, which started its activities in 2019 with a provisional approval valid until next month.

About fifty employees work there and, yesterday, in front of the company's headquarters, a few employees were gathered, rather annoyed and angry at the questioning of their boss As part of this judicial investigation, investigators from the judicial police service recently seized a large number of administrative, accounting and financial documents relating to the management and invoicing of home care services.

They mainly proceeded to the arrest of the leader of the network, as well as the seizure of his house, among other heritage assets He was taken into protective custody on Thursday.

The leader's sister, whom Le Quotidien was able to meet in front of the company's Eschois headquarters in Belval, affirms, upset, that his brother is not guilty and that he is the subject of revenge by former employees The investigation, which the prosecution announces “widespread”, is continuing.

The association of criminals retained by the prosecution In the middle of home service providers, it is difficult to imagine such a scam The latter must constantly be accountable and the inspection body compares all the data, and the workforce with the hours worked.

There are of course acts of nursing care which are covered by the health insurance fund and not by long-term care insurance and are carried out on medical prescription Unless you have fictitious staff, only do half of the prescribed services or cheat on employment contracts, it is already necessary to develop a sacred criminal energy to achieve in such a short time to swindle 2.

5 million euros, according to the first estimates of the prosecution The leader necessarily had accomplices since the prosecution retained the association of criminals, an aggravating circumstance to the offense.

A locked system "This case shakes the confidence of patients," testifies a service provider “We have the keys of thousands of dependent people to whom our employees go and the sector is in shock”, he continues.

He doesn't understand how the alleged scammers could ignore the strictness of the checks and not suspect that they would be caught soon enough Above all, this industry professional believes that commercial players don't need to cheat to earn money properly.

They can concentrate on a "profitable" activity and geographical area and collect the fees without adding more “It's a locked system and they got caught red-handed,” concludes this provider.

It's ugly for the fifty staff who perform all routine procedures such as blood tests, injections, infusions and even Covid-19 tests “We specialize in the treatment of chronic wounds, our caregivers are continuously trained in the care of complex wounds.

We also supervise the elderly in the context of long-term care insurance and the complete management of diabetes, ”explained the leader today in preventive detention "Enjoy a complete service in complete peace of mind thanks to reimbursements from the national health fund and dependency insurance", he added.

The prosecution would like to point out that under the principle of the presumption of innocence, anyone who is accused of an offense is deemed innocent until their guilt has not been legally proven .