Re:Dutch government to pay million Euro fine over racist dat...
by throwawayboise on Saturday January 08, 2022 @02:05AM
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I don't think "fraud by accident" is possible. Fraud requires intent. Mistakes are just mistakes, and yeah you will have to pay back anything you shouldn't have received, and sometimes there are additional penalties, but fraud is something different.
Then again, maybe the Netherlands doesn't distinguish between the two.
(1) Many commit fraud by accident because of language issues and complicated rules. Also there are a lot of traveling immigrants who make mis-use of the Dutch welfare state by applying child credits or unemployment benefits while abroad.