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AF: Criminals infiltrate the Swedish public employment service
People with ties to organized crime have infiltrated the Swedish Public Employment Service to learn the business from the inside and use the welfare system, says unit director Eva-Lena Edberg.
Criminals have infiltrated the Swedish Public Employment Service, claims the authority. Stock Photography.
These include improper salary subsidies and purchased brokerage services, as support and compensation.
In addition, employees have repeatedly acted as infiltrators of criminal networks who engage in violations of the welfare system, according to Edberg. He does not want to delve into the scope of this infiltration, but claims that criminal arrangements have become more and more organized and advanced.
The Swedish Public Employment Service does not want to say whether there have been any police reports.
– We will not comment more than what we told the radio. There is a secret around government cooperation, press secretary Hans G Larsson tells TT.
“I assume that the Swedish Public Employment Service will take whatever action it deems necessary. The joint work of the authorities is very important in the fight against crime, ”writes Labor Minister Eva Nordmark (S) in a comment to TT.
According to the minister, new rules will come into force in October that will strengthen the Swedish Public Employment Service’s ability to combat fraud and incorrect payments.
