Danish social worker jailed for stealing £13m of government funds
(The Guardian Denmark)

Britta Nielsen embezzled funds intended for vulnerable people by creating fictitious projectsA Danish social worker has been sentenced to six-and-a-half years in prison for stealing 117m Danish kroner (£13m) of government funding intended for vulnerable people.The case against Britta Nielsen has shaken the self-image of a state that has for years been regarded as having the lowest rate of corruption in the world. Continue reading...