A 62-year-old man in Volos was found to have declared the birth of his grandson at the registry office in order to get the child birth allowance of 2000 euros!
The man, who is facing financial problems, returned the money and was sentenced to 45 days' imprisonment with suspension by the Volos Trial Court.
According to the indictment, the man's daughter-in-law had given birth to his grandson on December 23, 2019, while the accused submitted a false birth declaration to the Volos Registry Office on January 2, 2020, in order to collect the birth allowance of €2000 established by the government.
The false declaration was detected by the Volos Registry Office, the man was accused of making a false declaration and obtaining a false certificate, he eventually received the allowance and returned it, while he was granted the mitigating circumstance of sincere repentance.
The defendant testified that he had financial problems, had a heavy criminal record and was eventually sentenced to a total of 45 days in prison with probation.
Source: magnesianews
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