Administrative Court in Augsburg allows deportation of man born in Germany to North Macedonia

The Administrative Court in Augsburg decided that a man born and raised in Germany can be deported to North Macedonia due to a conviction for frauds carried out through so-called 'shock calls'.

According to data from the foreigners' authority, his country of origin is North Macedonia, and because of the conviction against him a deportation order was issued which the court confirmed.

The prosecution states that the defendant in 2019 joined a foreign criminal group that targeted elderly people with fraudulent telephone calls; the callers posed as police officers and, using fabricated stories, frightened the victims into leaving money and valuables with couriers.

Scope of the fraud and the role of the defendant

Court documents show that within a matter of weeks the group defrauded twelve elderly people of almost one million euros. The defendant acted as a courier, transporting the proceeds abroad and, according to the records, received €1,500 for each case. He was sentenced to six years and nine months in prison for organized fraud committed as part of a criminal group.

"The Administrative Court confirmed the decision taking into account the seriousness of the criminal offences, the high material damage, the commission of the offences by exploiting the fear of elderly people and the undermining of their trust in the police," a court spokesperson said.

The foreigners' authority ordered the deportation, and the court also assessed it as a measure to deter potential future offenders. The verdict is not yet final; the defendant can request permission to appeal to the Bavarian Higher Administrative Court in Munich.

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