A former managing director of a Swiss company was on trial on Thursday. The reason: In spring 2020, she applied for the Covid loan. The company that the 35-year-old woman ran with her husband, however, has not suffered any loss. She used the loan to pay off her husband’s gambling debts.
It was planned from the beginning to pay off the gambling debts with the Corona loan. “At that time everything grew over my head,” commented the 35-year-old woman in court. According to her own testimony, the woman somehow filled out the application. It stated an annual turnover of three million Swiss francs (2.87 million euros). She didn’t have to prove it.
The woman had to testify in court alone. Her defense attorney learned shortly before the trial that a family member had tested positive for the coronavirus and was therefore not allowed into the courtroom. Since this was an abbreviated procedure, this was possible with your consent.
The defendant confessed and accepted an 18-month suspended sentence. However, this only has to be served if it is guilty of something in the next two years.
However, she had to pay a fine of 2000 francs (1928 euros). She also has to pay the due loan of 238,000 francs (228,325 euros). 50,000 francs (47,964 euros) have already been paid, the rest must be paid off at a monthly rate of 3,150 francs (3021 euros).
