In France, a tax official scammed his government out of 600,000 Euros ($820,000) by creating a fake identity as a professor at an unnamed university. Our hats are off to him for the first 14 years he got away with it.
Written by DignanEducation Ministry officials uncovered the scam in June and began legal and disciplinary action immediately, Budget Minister Eric Woerth said in a statement.
He said he "desired action to be undertaken urgently to prevent a recurrence of an abuse of this kind."
