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Greece: EPPO busts criminal organisation for €30 million VAT fraud
Eleven persons remain in pre-trial detention as of today, following dozens of searches conducted on 5 September as part of an investigation led by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Athens (Greece). The investigation targets a criminal organisation suspected of being involved in a €30...
Germany: Searches in EPPO investigation involving employment funds
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Frankfurt am Main (Germany) carried out searches yesterday in several locations, including social enterprises and private homes, in the region of Stuttgart. At issue are several projects intended to support the unemployed, co-financed by the European...
Lithuania: EPPO expands fraud probe to former Member of European Parliament
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Vilnius (Lithuania) expands its investigation into a former assistant of a Lithuanian Member of the European Parliament (MEP) to the MEP himself. The former MEP is now officially suspected of abuse of office, falsification and use of false documents...
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