Differdange fraud drains municipal treasury
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Differdange is calculating the cost of a fraud case that has reportedly stripped the municipality of taxpayer money. Local officials have expressed how difficult it is to have lost so much from the budget, reflecting the significant impact on the municipal treasury.
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