Questione giuridica chiave
Whether the accused committed fraud by deceitful misrepresentations in the social assistance questionnaires.
Decisione estratta
Yes. Repeated false statements about the spouse’s income, combined with the circumstances, amounted to astuce.
Motivazione estratta
The accused systematically denied his wife’s earnings despite clear disclosure duties. The social welfare office was not required to perform further checks in the absence of any indication that the tax return contained hidden supporting documents, and the office’s reliance was not negligent in the legal sense.