The Local Denmark https://feeds.thelocal.com/ Read the latest news and views from Denmark in English en-us news@thelocal.com (TheLocal) webmaster@thelocal.com (TheLocal) TheLocal RSS Feed Denmark vows to recover billions stolen in tax fraud Danish Tax Minister Karsten Lauritzen on Thursday announced plans to recover the billions of kroner the nation has lost to tax fraud in recent years. https://www.thelocal.dk/20181101/denmark-vows-to-recover-billions-stolen-in-tax-fraud Thu, 01 Nov 2018 15:02:08 +0100 denmark-vows-to-recover-billions-stolen-in-tax-fraud Owner of Danish communications giant at forefront of European tax scandal The leadership of Australian bank MacQuarie, the majority shareholder in Danish telecommunications company TDC, personally approved an avoidance scheme that deprived European countries of billions of euros in tax income. https://www.thelocal.dk/20181019/owner-of-danish-communications-giant-at-forefront-of-european-tax-scandal Fri, 19 Oct 2018 14:43:07 +0200 owner-of-danish-communications-giant-at-forefront-of-european-tax-scandal Luxury cars driven from Barcelona to Denmark in fraud and theft case Five men who hired luxury rental cars in Barcelona and Paris and drove them to Denmark are to go on trial in Copenhagen, accused of fraud and theft. https://www.thelocal.dk/20171030/luxury-cars-driven-from-barcelona-to-denmark-in-fraud-and-theft-case Mon, 30 Oct 2017 10:56:44 +0100 luxury-cars-driven-from-barcelona-to-denmark-in-fraud-and-theft-case Danish tax authority cleans up after scandals The Danish tax authority Skat fired several top officials and was given an emergency lifeline from parliament on Friday after been hammered by scandals in recent weeks that could result in the loss of 14 billion kroner. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150925/danish-tax-authority-cleans-up-after-scandals Fri, 25 Sep 2015 14:24:11 +0200 danish-tax-authority-cleans-up-after-scandals Denmark hit by potential billion-dollar tax fraud Denmark's tax authority said Wednesday it had alerted police after foreign companies appeared to have drained 804 million euros from the system in what would be the country's biggest-ever tax fraud. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150826/denmark-biggest-tax-scam-ever-investigation Wed, 26 Aug 2015 20:33:54 +0200 denmark-biggest-tax-scam-ever-investigation Copenhagen tourists conned by fake officers An unknown number of foreign tourists in Copenhagen have been swindled out of around 45,000 kroner by two Romanians posing as police officers. https://www.thelocal.dk/20150810/copenhagen-tourists-conned-by-fake-police-officers Mon, 10 Aug 2015 10:49:37 +0200 copenhagen-tourists-conned-by-fake-police-officers Dane wanted for fraud arrested in Thailand Thai police announced the apprehension of a 48-year-old Danish man sought by Interpol for alleged tax fraud. https://www.thelocal.dk/20141107/dane-wanted-for-tax-fraud-arrested-in-thailand Fri, 07 Nov 2014 10:22:00 +0100 dane-wanted-for-tax-fraud-arrested-in-thailand Council employee fired for swindling millions Nearly five million kroner of Gentofte Council's money has been misused since 2009 and council employees weren't aware of anything until a curious resident came to their aid. https://www.thelocal.dk/20140806/council-employee-suspected-of-swindling-millions Wed, 06 Aug 2014 19:44:00 +0200 council-employee-suspected-of-swindling-millions