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Woman, 65, Gets 9 Months for Benefit Fraud

By Lars Hansen •

In brief

A 65-year-old woman from Odsherred was sentenced to nine months in unconditional prison for social fraud and document forgery. She received 221,066 kroner in unemployment benefits while running her own business, and forged a letter about an inheritance in a property deal.

  • - Location: Denmark
  • - Category: Society
  • - Published: 1 hour ago
Woman, 65, Gets 9 Months for Benefit Fraud

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A 65-year-old woman from Odsherred has been sentenced to nine months' unconditional imprisonment for social fraud and document forgery.

She received unemployment benefits while running her own business and was paid 221,066 kroner she wasn't entitled to. She was also convicted of two counts of document forgery in connection with a property transaction, where she forged a letter intended to show she had an inheritance coming. The woman had previously been punished for a similar crime.

The prosecution said it is considering an appeal.

At the Court in Holbæk, two men aged 39 and 27 have been remanded in custody, suspected of a series of contact frauds. They are held until 19 October.

In Roskilde, a 34-year-old man was remanded in custody until 12 November. He was arrested in Dubai and voluntarily extradited to Denmark, suspected of laundering more than 15 million kroner through a company in Greve and of data fraud worth 14.5 million kroner. He denies the charges.

Based on reporting by Danish Police.

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Published: October 26, 2026

Tags: Odsherredsocial frauddocument forgeryHolbæk courtDenmark crime

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