The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Sofia (Bulgaria) has filed an indictment at the Sofia District Court against the manager and owner of a company, suspected of fraud in a public procurement procedure to acquire trolleybuses for the municipality of Vratsa, a project worth €4.5 million (BGN 8.838.308). 

A suspected ringleader of a €100 million subsidy fraud was arrested last week, following an investigation by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Bucharest (Romania) into a criminal organisation believed to have mafia ties. According to the investigation, the suspect, an Italian citizen, operated a criminal group dedicated to systematic fraud involving EU funding. 

At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Bologna (Italy), a new freezing order of €950 000 was executed against a company involved in the import of stainless steel coils, suspected of evading customs duties.

In a VAT fraud probe led by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Cologne (Germany), tax and  police investigators have carried out six searches, and have seized 40 luxury cars worth around €1.2 million, real estate and €40 000 in cash yesterday. One person was arrested.

 The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Zagreb (Croatia) has initiated an investigation against two individuals and one educational institution suspected of subsidy fraud and document forgery. The two suspects were arrested yesterday at the EPPO’s request, following investigative actions conducted in cooperation with the Zagreb Police Department.

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Frankfurt am Main (Germany) is leading an investigation into suspected tax evasion linked to steel imports by a mechanical engineering company in the Rhine-Neckar region. As part of the investigation, the Stuttgart Customs Investigation Office conducted searches at the company’s premises. Simultaneously, His Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) carried out searches in the United Kingdom.

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Timișoara (Romania) arrested two suspects and carried out searches and seizures in an investigation into a €166 000 fraud involving EU funds intended to hire persons in a vulnerable situation.

The European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) in Zagreb (Croatia) initiated an investigation against two individuals and one company suspected of defrauding funds from the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), after the Zagreb Police Department  carried out investigative actions.

In an investigation into a complex VAT fraud on imported fuels, led by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office in Bologna (Italy), the Modena Italian Financial Police (Guardia di Finanza) seized assets worth €5 million in the provinces of Modena and Ravenna this month.

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Vilnius (Lithuania) has secured four convictions, including of two former customs officers, following an investigation into an organised crime group found to have evaded nearly €10 million in import, customs and excise taxes by smuggling cigarettes.