Police arrest man on charges of committing fraud after faking own death

The police in Jeseník, north Moravia have arrested on fraud charges a man who faked his own death. The man, who is 51, is accused of taking a loan of CZK 2 million in 2012 and soon afterwards, unbeknownst to his own family, obtaining a falsified Russian death certificate and organising his own funeral. He then bought various businesses while posing under a made-up name and as his own brother and allegedly carried out fictitious deals between them, creaming off VAT refunds to the tune of CZK 5 million. Police said the case was unique in the Czech Republic.

Author: Ian Willoughby