I would say it's slight exaggeration, having lived in Switzerland for over ten years. I would put it on the same level as "my home owner's association fined me

I would say it's slight exaggeration, having lived in Switzerland for over ten years. I would put it on the same level as "my home owner's association fined me for only watering my lawn twice a week instead of three times a week". Not impossible to believe, but also far from normal.