Belgium Woman Fraud: Lawyer Claims Morocco Employment, Receives Social Home

The ex-partner reportedly discovered the woman’s registration as a lawyer with the Moroccan bar for over two decades, suggesting her family resides there.She is said to have visited Belgium only sporadically for brief periods, primarily for medical or administrative purposes. This occurred while she had been registered as disabled in Belgium as 2016, potentially entitling her to increased health insurance allowances, an invalidity benefit, and the use of social housing in the capital. Moreover,official records from the Wallonia-Brussels Federation indicate her children were never enrolled in Belgian schools.

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Georges-Louis Bouchez, the leader of a liberal party focused on combating social fraud and undeclared work, reacted strongly to these revelations, criticizing the perceived lack of oversight in the social security system. “I want to highlight this to demonstrate that our social system is porous,” Bouchez stated. “The extent of the abuse is far greater than we imagine.” He indicated that such fraudulent activities are not confined to Morocco but occur in various countries,adding,”We currently have a completely failing control system that costs the community millions of euros.”

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Bouchez affirmed his commitment to developing a robust political response at both federal and international levels. “Based on these revelations, we will ensure the federal government strengthens its data verification processes,” the liberal leader pledged. He also emphasized the necessity of a “Land Registry of Social Aid” and the establishment of agreements contingent on criteria for facts exchange between nations.