Six months of vacation at the expense of Social Security… When private detectives track down imaginary patients

2023-06-27 19:58:08
In two years, investigative agencies have seen requests for surveillance of unscrupulous employees explode. Volha – stock.adobe.com

INVESTIGATION – Constantly increasing since the Covid, health insurance fraud is practiced as much by private employees as by civil servants.

This is the story of a groomvery tired». On sick leave for eight months. Except that his boss, who lodges him in his equestrian center, sees him leave every morning… and come back in the evening, even more tired. What does the employee do during his days, he who should theoretically rest at home?

After having repeatedly informed the Mutualité sociale agricole (MSA) of his suspicions of fraud, the boss ended up hiring a private detective. At a time when a duly stamped and signed sick leave can be bought for 20 euros on Snapchat, detectives have never been so much in demand to track possible imaginary patients. Recruited by private companies, but also, increasingly, by public establishments or local authorities.

At CODIV-Private Investigations, which has around fifteen detectives working throughout the territory, “sick leave checks represent approximately 15% of our investigationsindicates Bruno Boivin, the director

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