The 51-year-old, who had previously posed as a lawyer and psychologist to extract money from her victims, pretended to be a tax consultant from April 2022 to October 2024. Her co-accused ex-partner received a suspended sentence of 16 months as an accessory.

The swindler issued invoices to her clients for services not rendered and had funds transferred to her by claiming credits and refunds via Finanzonline. Once she received the funds, she kept them and financed her lavish lifestyle. The prosecutor mentioned in this context two horses, a house, and a sleek Jaguar sports car. The accused also bought new clothes in expensive traditional costume shops. In this context, the prosecutor paid particular attention to high-quality riding boots. In total, she accused the 51-year-old of causing damage amounting to 270,000 euros.

Main Accused Blamed Her Ex-Partner

After being released from her last prison sentence, she "really started to lead an honest life. I was on the best path to reintegrate into society," the accused emphasized at the beginning of her interrogation in the Gray House. She had started working as a payroll accountant on a contract basis. Regarding the accusation of misappropriating other people's money, the accused was fundamentally confessing. However, she blamed her co-accused former partner. He had to deal with "a difficult, questionable divorce proceeding" and pressured her to pay the resulting costs, she claimed. She only used 80,000 euros of the incriminated damage for herself. The rest went to the man.

The co-accused 59-year-old, whom the prosecutor accused of providing his account for the main perpetrator's transactions, vehemently denied his ex-partner's allegations. Until her arrest last October, he believed she was genuinely working as a tax consultant: "I trusted her, I believed her. That was my biggest mistake." He only provided his account because she had led him to believe that the health insurance had frozen her own account. "I always handed over the deposits to her one-to-one. If someone has my trust, I don't question anything."

Veterinarian Convicted as Accessory

The 59-year-old's defense attorney emphasized that his client, as a veterinarian, earned enough to cover the costs of his divorce proceedings. The main defendant's claim that her former partner forced her into her frauds was "preposterous," noted the lawyer.

The court ultimately did not believe the veterinarian's claims that he knew nothing. He was therefore convicted as an accessory. This decision is not final. The 59-year-old requested time to consider.

51-Year-Old Claimed Attack with Farrier's Knife

The 51-year-old countered with claims that sounded like they were taken from a movie script. She testified that her ex-partner threatened to make her criminal record public and expose her publicly. When she wanted to stop accessing other people's assets, "he became very irascible." He attacked her with a farrier's knife: "He injured me at the level of my breastbone. A gaping wound." He then "treated and stitched me at the kitchen table." However, the stitches "burst open. Then he stapled it."

These allegations had been examined by the public prosecutor's office in advance. A related case against the 59-year-old was dismissed.

(APA/Red)

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