THE FRAUD HUNT HAS BEGUN FOR ENTREPRENEURS

THE FRAUD HUNT DID NOT START WITH BENEFITS

'Instead of working from rules and boundaries, work on the task at hand.' On May 7, 2026, the Interest Association for Affected Entrepreneurs (Benefits/FSV/SME) held a meeting with the Ministry of Finance. Both State Secretaries acknowledged that entrepreneurs have been widely affected by the actions of the Tax and Customs Administration. The House of Representatives was informed about this on Friday, July 3, 2026, in the 'Parliamentary letter regarding the entrepreneurs' petition: "Entrepreneurs were also wrongly labeled as fraudsters."

Initially, the group of entrepreneurs affected by benefit repayments came into focus. I wrote an article about this and conducted a survey

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ARTICLE IN GROENE AMSTERDAMMER PROVIDES NEW INSIGHTS

By studying the files of the four entrepreneurs, I discovered that they were all CAF cases. After this article, more entrepreneurs contacted me. Our core team conducted extensive research and spoke with many entrepreneurs. We discovered patterns. Entrepreneurs were put 'out of business.' I requested a document from the CAF weekly newsletters: 'The short slap in the face of the system fraudster.' Childcare institutions could be bankrupted in collaboration with the municipality. Their registration was simply taken away from them. Their clients lost all their benefits. These clients were selected based on their origin.

PATTERN DISCOVERED

We found this pattern in many other types of businesses.

PUBLICATION IN ALGEMEEN DAGBLAD  Entrepreneurs lost everything due to the benefits scandal but receive nothing back: 'Deliberately destroyed' accelerates everything

After a publication in the Algemeen Dagblad by Anne Boer on May 5, 2026 (a symbolic date), the momentum really picked up.

Many new entrepreneurs have signed up. This includes a group of ten entrepreneurs with origins in another country. They all saw their healthcare businesses bankrupted without cause, with their municipality playing the leading role.

FACTSHEET SHOWS: ENTREPRENEURS AFFECTED BY FRAUD SIGNALS IN FSV AND RAM

On July 3, 2026, the cabinet sent a response to the House of Representatives. You can find it in the attachment.

Hundreds of childcare institutions and childminder agencies were deliberately put out of business. They can report to the @Ministry of Finance.

TAX AUTHORITY SCANDAL

The childcare benefits scandal is a tax authority scandal. It did not originate solely within the Benefits department; the SME and Individuals department played an even greater role.

We are pleased with the start of our collaboration with Hayde Zarkeshan. She has played a key role in securing tax exemptions, allowing the files to be released. The Ministry of Finance has made an offer to the Interest Group for Affected Entrepreneurs (Toeslagen/FSV/MKB) to cover legal fees.

FIFTEEN ENTREPRENEURS MAY BE SUBMITTED

The Ministry of Finance has designated the Interest Group for Affected Entrepreneurs (Toeslagen/FSV/MKB) as the partner for submitting the 15 cases that require transparency.

No files, no clarity.

SERIOUS DISTRESS REMAINS UNRESOLVED

Entrepreneurs in serious distress are still not receiving help. We have requested a solution for this. An advance on compensation is essential. Entrepreneurs have been waiting for resolution for six years. Their losses were not included in the recovery programs, nor was the loss of their assets. The causal link was clearly established during the meeting with both State Secretaries.

THE CAF WEEKLY NEWSLETTERS IN UNREDACTED VERSION

The CAF weekly newsletters now clearly show that entrepreneurs were deliberately targeted, often based on their background, type of business, gender, or location. I obtained a deleted document titled 'The Short Slap in the Face of the System Fraudster' via a Freedom of Information (Woo) request. This telling document shows how the fraud hunt shifted from systematic fraud suspicions (phenomena) to patterns. Stopping the search for a causal link and starting to acknowledge and settle claims was one of our agenda items during the meeting with State Secretaries Sandra Palmen and Eelco Eerenberg on May 7, 2026.

An update to the House of Representatives will follow.

Parliamentary letter not sent to journalists

On Friday, July 3, 2026, the Interest Group for Affected Entrepreneurs (Toeslagen/FSV/MKB) received recognition that a large group of entrepreneurs had been affected based on false suspicions.

Woo request regarding the 'recipe book' remains unanswered

The document 'The Short Slap in the Face of the System Fraudster' mentions a recipe book. I later discovered that there is also a Wiki—a manual on how to deal with specific tax authority citizens. After receiving no answers, I took the matter to court in May. The preliminary response from the Ministry of Finance is that there is no recipe book, but rather a collaboration space in the data vault.

NOTABLE: the discovery of the data vault appeared in the press exactly when the G.O.T. Interest Group had an appointment scheduled.

Special thanks to:

- the investigative journalism classes by Luuk Sengers, Evert De Vos, Geesje van Haren, Bas van Beek.

- the core team of Affected Entrepreneurs Toeslagen/FSV/SMEs

- entrepreneurs, Members of Parliament, (anonymous) civil servants, legal experts, lawyers, fellow journalists, National Ombudsman, both State Secretaries

- my partner, who worked as a legal expert at the Tax and Customs Administration for 40 years.

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