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Lithuania: Members of organised crime group convicted of fraud involving funds for young farmers
The Vilnius City District Court (Lithuania) has convicted the members of an organised crime group in a fraudulent scheme involving EU and national funds intended for young farmers, following charges brought by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Vilnius.
Investigation Podlimit: Nine Czech companies under scrutiny in large-scale import fraud case involving Chinese goods
At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Bratislava (Slovakia) and Liberec (Czechia), multiple searches and investigative measures were conducted today in Czechia and Slovakia, in a probe into suspected large-scale customs fraud and VAT evasion involving the imports of...
Italy: Three convicted for €6.4 million fraud with EU subsidies intended for LNG infrastructure projects
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Venice (Italy) has secured convictions against three defendants, two administrators and one employee of a consortium company, for the misappropriation of EU funds intended for the development of the Italian liquefied natural gas (LNG) network.
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