Limburgers arrested for millions in online casino fraud

A 41-year-old man and a 36-year-old woman from the municipality of Peel en Maas were arrested on Tuesday for involvement in a multi-million fraud with online casinos. The man is also suspected of forgery and fraud. The two are alleged to have paid out amounts to various online casinos under false pretenses and then laundered the money.

The duo earned over two million euros with the fraud of online casinos

A house search was conducted yesterday, Tuesday, February 15, 2022, in the Limburg municipality of Peel and Maas just below Venlo. A 41-year-old man and a 36-year-old woman were arrested, the FIOD reports on its website. The man and woman's home was searched, and physical and digital records and premises were seized.

The investigating agency of the Dutch Tax Administration writes that the duo earned over two million euros with the fraud of online casinos. The woman is only suspected of money laundering. On top of money laundering, the man is also suspected of forgery and swindling. The site Onlinecricket.bet has strengthened its user data protection and server protection against hacking to prevent such cases.

The criminal investigation into both was started with residual information from another FIOD investigation and is led by the Functional Prosecutor's Office.

To CasinoNieuws.nl, a spokesperson for the FIOD did not want to say more about the modus operandi of the two to give others an idea. The spokesperson could also not say which other FIOD investigation the case stemmed from because that case had not yet been concluded.

A spokesperson for the FIOD did not want to say more about the working method of the two, so as not to give others an idea.

At the end of May 2021, the FIOD was involved in a raid in Velsen and a house in Spain. A 56-year-old owner of the house in Velsen was suspected of operating an illegal online casino and money laundering.

Whether the three cases are related, the spokeswoman for the FIOD could not say

A month late, June 2021, the FIOD was involved in a raid in the Netherlands. In that case, the Public Prosecutor seized €100 million in an international operation against an illegal online casino. In the process, six Dutch nationals were arrested and seized art, homes, boats, and jewelry, among other items.

Whether the three cases are related, the spokeswoman for the FIOD could not say.

All three investigations are under the direction of the National Prosecutor's Office. The Functional Prosecutor's Office is a specialist section of the Public Prosecution Service that focuses on combating complex fraud.