Posted on 02/21/2006 11:38:44 AM PST by presidio9
The Stockholm chapter of the biker gang Hell's Angels is being investigated for fraud after police found 70 percent of members were certified as depressed by the same doctor and were getting state sickness benefits.
"It seems to be depressing being a member of this club," Christer Nilsson, deputy head of Stockholm police's criminal investigation department, told newspaper Dagens Nyheter.
Biker gangs like the Hell's Angels and their deadly rivals the Bandidos have a history of violent crime in Scandinavia including shootouts and bomb attacks, but have also branched out into benefit and tax frauds in recent years, police say.
Sweden has estimated that as much as a fifth of the workforce is on long-term sick leave or early retirement due to sickness, often put down to "burn-out" and the government has been cracking down on fraud to get more people back to work.
Criminals commit crimes. This one's really easy. All you have to do is lie.
Live to coast, coast to live.
Thanks for the ping Charles.
Interesting article.
See my profile for a better idea of a real biker.
I miss Beaker and Professor Honeydew too 8-)
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