The FIOD conducted property and home searches in various places throughout the country during a criminal investigation into fraud perpetrated during the Coronavirus pandemic. These searches led to the confiscation of several data carriers, administrative documents, watches, and bank accounts. The service also seized homes in the Netherlands and abroad.

The investigation is targeting a provider of Covid-19 tests. The company was one of the private companies selling tests and exploiting Covid-19 test locations for the program Test before Entry.

This program was part of the preparations in early 2021 to re-open Dutch society step-by-step. The costs of this were financed by the government.

The business is accused of declaring up to eight million euros in unjustly awarded funding, using a large number of false documents. A temporary worker agency was reportedly paid to set up false invoices, which made the fraud possible.