Nice, Marseille, Toulon, Draguignan… These frauds allegedly took place in many cities in the region, according to the courts. The method is well-established: foreign employees received travel expenses while they were housed and transported by the company.
The affair was revealed on July 1 by the daily newspaper Nice-Matin. The gendarmes of the La Farlède brigade and the Cell for the fight against illegal work and fraud (Celtif) in joint action with URSSAF, have uncovered a significant system of widespread social fraud in the temporary work group Forum Interim
Its head office is located in Saint-Raphaël in the Var.
The net income negotiated with the employee was partly classified as compensation on the pay slip, which made it possible to reduce the basis for contributions due to social security organizations.
Fraud revealed after two years of investigation.
These already known practices have reached an amount of evaded contributions of 65 million euros, without counting the reminders of undue reductions of charges or the increases for fraud. Fraud appeared to be the most important in the Dracénois area.
specifies the Draguignan public prosecutor’s office.
The checks carried out showed that construction industry employees, all of foreign nationality, were receiving travel allowances even though they were housed and transported by the temporary employment agency.
Over the course of two years, the investigation services conducted 120 interviews and used special techniques to identify those responsible and locate the manager’s assets, hidden in various companies in France, Luxembourg and Spain.
Real estate, vehicles, various furniture and luxury items were seized by the judicial authorities for a value of two million euros. The latest events took place on June 25.
In total, four individuals and fifteen companies are being prosecuted. The manager, the main accused, was placed under judicial supervision as well as a financial director.
Real estate, vehicles, various pieces of furniture and luxury items worth two million euros were seized by the judicial authorities.
The company did not wish to respond. France 3 Côte d’Azur spoke with a forum intérim manager who said that a press release would be drafted soon.
The case will be judged on December 17 by the criminal court of Draguignan.
