Facts
The appellant [X.] was rendered unfit for work through no fault of his own in a car accident in 1989 and received a full disability pension with a degree of disability of 70%. He is accused of having received benefits from various insurance companies between 2002 and 2008, although he was 100% employed during the relevant period of the indictment and had earned an income through his employment that was around nine times higher than the calculated disability income. He is further accused of having misused funds entrusted to him from an estate to the detriment of [C.] .Considerations
The Federal Court confirms the convictions of the lower court against the appellant for commercial fraud, forgery, and misappropriation. The lower court has correctly established the facts and convincingly demonstrated that the appellant had fraudulently concealed his employment and significantly higher income from the insurance companies and thus wrongfully received their benefits. The misappropriation to the detriment of [C.] is also proven by the evidence. The Federal Court sees no violation of the principle of indictment, the…