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Czechia: Eleven convicted of subsidy fraud following guilty pleas
Following an investigation of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office of Ostrava (Czechia) into the fraudulent use of EU subsidies for the purchase of machinery, the Regional Court in Ostrava has approved a plea agreement resulting in the conviction of eleven defendants.

EPPO in Italy charges Bosnian public officials for corruption in motorway construction project
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Venice (Italy) has formally named six individuals as suspects, including three Bosnian public officials, in connection with alleged cross-border corruption in a construction project for the Pan-European Motorway Corridor, which connects Hungary and...

Investigation 'Marengo Rosso': EPPO indicts 36 suspects and five companies for €24.3 million VAT fraud involving organised crime
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Madrid (Spain) has indicted 36 individuals and five companies, accused of forming a criminal organisation responsible for a €24.3 million VAT fraud scheme involving the trade of mobile phones and other electronic devices. The indictments follow an...

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