Customs Investigation Results in €9,000 Fine for Aschaffenburg Eatery, Leading to Final Conviction
In a recent court ruling, the Aschaffenburg Local Court fined a restaurant owner €9,000 for aiding and abetting illegal residence in three cases. The convicted person, whose identity remains undisclosed, employed three Georgian workers without the necessary residence permits for a period of three years.
The Financial Control Black Work (FKS) at the Main Customs Office Schweinfurt conducted investigations into the case. This department is responsible for enforcing laws related to black work and illegal employment, and their scope ranges from preventive tasks to complex forms of abuse of social benefits and illegal employment.
The successful work of the customs officers from the Main Customs Office Schweinfurt proved the employment of the workers without permits. The Main Customs Office Schweinfurt initiated proceedings against the restaurant owner in the Aschaffenburg area.
The document related to this case is named 20250822_PM_Decision.pdf and is 173 kB in size. It can be found on the platform located in Aschaffenburg. For those seeking more information, the Main Customs Office Schweinfurt's website (www.zoll.de) provides detailed information about its work in the field of Financial Control Black Work.
FKS investigations can take several months or even years. The Main Customs Office Schweinfurt conducts investigations into illegal residence cases, as well as black work and illegal employment. For further questions, you can contact the Main Customs Office Schweinfurt Press Office at [email protected] or 09721/6464-1030.
It is important to note that employing workers without the necessary residence permits is a serious offence. The Georgian workers involved in this case entered the country with forged Slovak passports. Such actions not only violate immigration laws but also exploit the workers, putting them at risk of exploitation and abuse.
The Main Customs Office Schweinfurt urges businesses to ensure they are compliant with all employment and immigration laws to protect both their workers and their own businesses from potential penalties.
