Fraud gangs as nurses: Process in Traunstein begins!

Fraud gangs as nurses: Process in Traunstein begins!

An eerie case of fraud and theft is currently concerned with the judiciary in Germany. On July 16, 2025, the trial at the Traunstein District Court begins at 9:00 a.m. against a alleged gang of thieves that has pretended to be nursing staff to steal unsuspecting seniors in care facilities. According to antenne.de there are several defendants in court who were active in a total of 37 documented cases from mid-April to early November 2024. Jewelry and cash worth at least 174,000 euros were captured.

The public prosecutor has found that it is a well -organized criminal syndicate that worked nationwide in different places, including Bernau am Chiemsee and Delmenhorst. The stitch was perfidious: the perpetrators gave themselves out as nurses, had discussions with the residents and secretly searched the living rooms for valuables. Br.de reports, reports, that the residents only noticed the lack of their objects after the alleged visits, which made the investigation of the Traunstein criminal police considerably more difficult.

arrests and investigations

In the course of the investigation that was initiated in a nursing home in Grassau in the Traunstein district in June 2024, the authorities were able to arrest a total of seven suspected members of the gang. These were taken into custody in various prisons. The police assume that the gang turned their prey in Pfandhäusern in Duisburg, with gold jewelry, diamond rings and even gold bars. The arrests took place after the police in Baden-Württemberg snapped two suspects and then three men and two women. Br.de Years old and come from Romania.

The crime situation in Germany is currently complex. While the police crime statistics (PKS) show that there was a general decline in crime by 1.7 % to around 5.84 million cases in 2024, theft is particularly popular and burden the security of many citizens. Wealth offenses continue to occur frequently and make a significant share in crime.

The wave of crime

Although the overall crime has declined, the increase in break -ins and fraud crime is a worrying trend. Older people who are exploited by brazen attackers in the current situation are often particularly at risk. The enlightened quota of the crimes is 58 %, which means that not all offenses could be informed. This is also shown by the number of criminal offenses, especially in the case of crimes that significantly affect people's personal security.

It remains to be seen which punishments the court will impose for the accused and whether this brazen stitch, to output themselves as nursing staff, beat larger waves. The case impressively shows how important it is to be vigilant and the trust that nursing staff enjoy, not to abuse lightly.