French police arrested a man on suspicion of selling more than 44,000 fake doctor’s notes online, and he could face up to 10 years in prison and a €1 million fine, prosecutors said Wednesday.
The man, who according to the daily Le Parisien is 25 years old, was arrested on March 31st near Nantes, in the northwest of France, and charged on April 3rd, the prosecutors told AFP.
In France, a doctor’s sick note allows an employee to stay away from work with the government picking up part of the salary.
The charges include the illegal practice of medicine, fraud, forgery and criminal conspiracy.
He is suspected of charging €21 per fake note and pocketing €1 million in total, the prosecutors said.
