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 A former employee of Denmark's social services was sentenced to six and half years in prison on Tuesday for embezzling millions in funds, meant for people in need, over decades. https://www.thelocal.dk/20200219/former-danish-social-worker-convicted-of-massive-fraud Wed, 19 Feb 2020 11:03:55 +0100 former-danish-social-worker-convicted-of-massive-fraud Misappropriation of millions of kroner at the National Board of Social Services (Socialstyrelsen), an administrative department of Denmark’s Ministry for Children and Social Affairs, could have been prevented by the country’s tax authorities, according to a report. https://www.thelocal.dk/20190311/danish-tax-agency-was-warned-about-embezzlement-but-shelved-case Mon, 11 Mar 2019 16:09:17 +0100 danish-tax-agency-was-warned-about-embezzlement-but-shelved-case Authorities in South Africa on Thursday approved the extradition to Denmark of two suspects in a major case involving misappropriation of public funds. https://www.thelocal.dk/20181109/south-africa-extradites-primary-suspect-in-danish-embezzlement-case Fri, 09 Nov 2018 12:03:06 +0100 south-africa-extradites-primary-suspect-in-danish-embezzlement-case Anna Britta Troelsgaard Nielsen, who is suspected of misappropriating 111 million kroner from the National Board of Social Services (Socialstyrelsen), an administrative department of the Ministry for Children and Social Affairs, has been arrested in South Africa. https://www.thelocal.dk/20181105/primary-suspect-arrested-in-danish-social-welfare-embezzlement-case Mon, 05 Nov 2018 14:24:35 +0100 primary-suspect-arrested-in-danish-social-welfare-embezzlement-case A Danish man was arrested in South Africa this week for his suspected role in the massive embezzlement scandal at the National Board of Social Services (Socialstyrelsen), an administrative department of the Ministry for Children and Social Affairs. https://www.thelocal.dk/20181102/danish-man-arrested-in-south-africa-tied-to-social-welfare-embezzlement-scandal Fri, 02 Nov 2018 14:57:19 +0100 danish-man-arrested-in-south-africa-tied-to-social-welfare-embezzlement-scandal Defence lawyers for three people suspected of implication in the embezzlement scandal at Socialstyrelsen, an administrative department of the Ministry for Children and Social Affairs, say media should not have published information relating to their identity. https://www.thelocal.dk/20181016/lawyers-in-danish-embezzlement-case-could-file-complaints-against-media Tue, 16 Oct 2018 15:04:37 +0200 lawyers-in-danish-embezzlement-case-could-file-complaints-against-media Socialstyrelsen, an administrative department of the Ministry for Children and Social Affairs, has temporarily shut down payments of special funds for social projects. https://www.thelocal.dk/20181015/danish-social-welfare-agency-freezes-payouts-after-embezzlement-scandal Mon, 15 Oct 2018 18:34:14 +0200 danish-social-welfare-agency-freezes-payouts-after-embezzlement-scandal The National Audit Office (Rigsrevisionen) raised concerns about possible irregularities at Socialstyrelsen, an administrative department of the Ministry for Children and Social Affairs, in a series of reports from 2006-2015. https://www.thelocal.dk/20181012/warnings-of-irregularities-at-danish-social-welfare-authority-raised-in-2006 Fri, 12 Oct 2018 14:35:05 +0200 warnings-of-irregularities-at-danish-social-welfare-authority-raised-in-2006 A former employee at Socialstyrelsen, an administrative department of the Ministry for Children and Social Affairs, misappropriated 111 million kroner (14.9 million euros) of public funds. https://www.thelocal.dk/20181010/employee-at-denmarks-social-welfare-authority-embezzled-111-million-kroner Wed, 10 Oct 2018 12:11:39 +0200 employee-at-denmarks-social-welfare-authority-embezzled-111-million-kroner