Fraud ring exploits Nazi-era restitution law to obtain German citizenship via fake Jewish lineage

Der Spiegel reports a large-scale scheme where fraudsters fabricated Jewish ancestry to claim German citizenship under the Nazi restitution law, exploiting a provision meant for descendants of persecuted Jews. The scale and method are partially confirmed, and the real families affected are angered. This undermines the integrity of a historical reparation mechanism and may prompt legal and policy review.