Court case against three businessmen for controversial face mask deal to begin today
4 days, 14 hours ago

Court case against three businessmen for controversial face mask deal to begin today

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The court case against Sywert van Lienden, Camille van Gestel, and Bernd Damme about the controversial face mask deal is set to get underway at the court of Rotterdam on Thursday. The Public Prosecution Service is also prosecuting their personal holdings and joint company Relief Goods Alliance. Van Lienden and his business partners finalized a deal with the Ministry of Health, Welfare, and Sport at the beginning of the Coronavirus pandemic in 2020 to supply 40 million face masks from China. Both the Dutch State and the new SHA board are claiming an amount of approximately 29 million euros back from the men in that case, which is equal to the profit made from the face mask deal.

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"No more money troubles," celeb texted accomplices in dodgy face mask deal
2 weeks, 5 days ago

"No more money troubles," celeb texted accomplices in dodgy face mask deal

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The government’s lawyer revealed new evidence in the civil case around the dodgy face mak deal showing that Sywert van Lienden and his partners, Bernd van Damme and Camiel van Gestel, were out to get rich from an early stage. Van Lienden texted his partners: “So we won’t become multimillionaires after all.” A month later, when they were in the …

Three men face court for fraud, forgery in €100m face mask deal
1 month ago

Three men face court for fraud, forgery in €100m face mask deal

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Three men who made millions of euros selling face masks to the government during the coronavirus pandemic will face criminal prosecution, the public prosecution department said on Thursday. Sywert van Lienden and the two other members of the Hulptroepen Alliantie face charges of fraud, embezzlement, forgery and money laundering, the department said in a statement. Van Lienden, Bernd Damme and …

Sywert van Lienden will be prosecuted for fraud, embezzlement for dodgy face mask deal
1 month ago

Sywert van Lienden will be prosecuted for fraud, embezzlement for dodgy face mask deal

NL Times  

The Public Prosecution Service will prosecute Sywert van Lienden and two other directors of the Stichting Hulptroepen Alliantie. Central to this case is a deal for supplying face masks Van Lienden and his partners made with the Dutch government at the start of the coronavirus pandemic. Separately from the criminal prosecution, the Dutch government also sued Van Lienden and his …

Investigators spied on journalists in dodgy face mask deal; State files civil suit
1 year, 2 months ago

Investigators spied on journalists in dodgy face mask deal; State files civil suit

NL Times  

Investigators looking into any criminality in the Dutch government's controversial deal to acquire face masks via the Relief Goods Alliance spied on a meeting between Sywert van Lienden, his business partners Bernd Damme and Camille van Gestel, and three journalists from De Correspondent. The OM is conducting the criminal investigation into Van Lienden, Damme and Van Gestel in the face …

Report into controversial €20m face mask deal delayed until September
2 years, 5 months ago

Report into controversial €20m face mask deal delayed until September

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The conclusion of an inquiry into former CDA party activist Sywert van Lienden and two associates who earned €20 million in a controversial face mask deal has been delayed until the autumn. Long-term care and sport minister Conny Helder told MPs that the investigation by Deloitte, which has already lasted a year and cost more than €4.7 million, would publish …

Report into controversial €20m face mask deal delayed until September
2 years, 5 months ago

Report into controversial €20m face mask deal delayed until September

Dutch News  

The conclusion of an inquiry into former CDA party activist Sywert van Lienden and two associates who earned €20 million in a controversial face mask deal has been delayed until the autumn. Long-term care and sport minister Conny Helder told MPs that the investigation by Deloitte, which has already lasted a year and cost more than €4.7 million, would publish …

Minister agrees to look into €100m face mask deal funding
3 years, 6 months ago

Minister agrees to look into €100m face mask deal funding

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Medical care minister Tamara van Ark has agreed to an extra investigation into a €100m deal to import face masks from China, which netted three young entrepreneurs with no experience of PPE €20m in profits. Van Ark told MPs on Thursday she had only just discovered that the health ministry fully funded the deal upfront, and said she wanted to …

Minister agrees to look into €100m face mask deal funding
3 years, 6 months ago

Minister agrees to look into €100m face mask deal funding

Dutch News  

Medical care minister Tamara van Ark has agreed to an extra investigation into a €100m deal to import face masks from China, which netted three young entrepreneurs with no experience of PPE €20m in profits. Van Ark told MPs on Thursday she had only just discovered that the health ministry fully funded the deal upfront, and said she wanted to …

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