Two employees of the Defence Ejendomsstyrelse is arrested for fraud. It reminds me of Britta’s case, believes the professor.
It suggests that the case of possible fraud in the Defence Ejendomsstyrelse is “relatively serious”, although it is not yet known how much that could potentially have been done for.
It assesses the Per Nikolaj Bukh, professor of financial management at Aalborg University.
– You have only taken some samples in a single year, and it can go back for many years. And so it may prove, that it is much more comprehensive than we think, he says.
Two employees of the Defence Ejendomsstyrelse is reported to the police, after the Office of the auditor general, a study has revealed how employees for years have been able to order goods and services without others ‘ interference.
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The two employees is, according to Ritzaus information has been arrested. They are suspected to have used the loopholes in the system.
the Study from the Office of the auditor general has revealed that the employees could carry out fictitious purchases on behalf of Defence Ejendomsstyrelse.
the Agency is with a budget of almost two billion dollars responsible for all Defence construction projects and the operation of all Defence buildings.
According to the Per Nikolaj Bukh is it difficult to hedge against the fraud, because there is almost “always is the opportunity to circumvent the rules”.
– You can not fail of getting the focus on Britta Nielsen case, which of course also is characterized by the fact that an individual is committing fraud and trying to enrich themselves, he says.
in the case of Britta Nielsen’s fraud in the national board of social services, set the ministry of Defence according to DR News time in an internal investigation.
it concluded that The control systems in the ministry’s departments would ensure that “a corresponding information about it will be discovered”.
According to the Per Nikolaj Bukh, it may well have been the right conclusion, since the case in Defence Ejendomsstyrelse is “another type of fraud that have not been examined in the same way”.
Despite Britta’s case, the case of fraud with the withholding tax and now the case in the Defence Ejendomsstyrelse calls on the professor to turn the cold water in the blood.
– I do not think that we as citizens should panic and think that the sailing in the public sector. It makes it is not. There are generally really good track on it.
– But it does not exclude that there are individuals who skruppelløst trying to enrich themselves, he says.
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