Kosovo's diaspora couple deceived elderly German neighbours, ripped off 120 thousand euros

The Gykat accused them of shamelessly exploiting relations with the elderly. The man has been sentenced to two years in prison, and the woman, on parole, 21 months.

The couple from Lohmar, old men and women, were happy to help their friendly neighbors, who were constantly asking for money. But a careful bank worker found that there was a deliberate fraud plan, broadcasts albinfo.ch. Now the neighbors are in court.

A 36-year-old and his 25-year-old wife have robbed the elderly about 120 thousand euros. A careful bank worker finally discovered fraud. The couple now had to respond to nine counts of joint fraud before a port judge at the Land Court in Siegburg.

Both have accepted the work, have expressed regret, and have apologized to the 86-year-old and his 82-year-old wife, with whom they had always maintained a friendly relationship and almost “family”, as both sides explained. Therefore, the elderly in court has stressed that she is not interested in prosecuting the accused. I liked to do this because I wanted to help someone,” she explained.

Until the end, she had refused to believe in fraud, but after accepting the defendant, she admitted that she might have to believe. The defendant cited high debts because of his addiction to the games of fate as a cause of crime, writes the newspaper General Anzeeger (ga.de). He and his wife had a crime plan.

By May 2023, he communicated almost every day with 82-year-old and asked for financial help, transduced albinfo.ch.ch. He, among other things, claimed he had to travel to his country, to Kosovo because of disagreements over his inheritance in his family, that his father was sick and dying, that he himself had been kidnapped in Kosovo and that his father was asked to pay a reward, that his child was very sick, that...

Older citizens believed the stories and paid more than 112,000 euros between May 22nd, 2023 and September 15, 2023, in part with transfers to the defendant's account and in part cash ready for the defendant.

Finally, they forged a kidnapping

On September 17th, 2023, the 25-year-old contacted the victim through WhatsApp and reported that her husband had disappeared and would be released only after a ransom was paid. Hence, she has asked her recipients for financial help. When she announced that she could not collect more money, the defendant contacted her on September 21, 2023, said she had been kidnapped and demanded money again.

However, the next payment was not made because a Kreissparkasse Lohmar bank employee had notified the police about the manner in which the damaged couple was paid. But even after that, the elderly lady has transferred another $8,000 to the defendant's account.

Already 86-year-old her husband has undertaken a 120 thousand-euro completion order through his lawyer, but the court has voiced doubts that the elderly will see their money again, albinfo.ch conveys. The public prosecutor accused the defendants of showing a high level of criminal energy “, with the court accusing them of shamelessly exploiting good relations and putting pressure on elderly people.

The man has been sentenced to two years in prison, and the woman, on parole, 21 months. /Albinfo. ch/Periscopi/