At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Venice (Italy), two individuals were arrested today in Italy, on suspicion of orchestrating an €8.8 million VAT fraud involving the trade of cleaning products and alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. The Italian Financial Police (Guardia di Finanza) of Verona also executed a freezing order, at the EPPO’s request, targeting bank accounts, real estate and other assets.

In an investigation led by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Lisbon (Portugal), code-named ‘Ambrosia’, 11 suspects were arrested today, believed to be operating a criminal network responsible for VAT fraud involving essential food products (including olive oil, cooking oil and sugar), with an estimated damage of €30 million. 

A suspected ringleader of an €85 million VAT fraud has been arrested in Nairobi (Kenya), after hiding from the authorities, following an investigation by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Hamburg (Germany), code-named Goliath.

At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Rome (Italy), seven individuals were arrested today in Italy, on suspicion of orchestrating an €18 million VAT fraud involving the trade of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. The Italian Financial Police (Guardia di Finanza) of Rome and Foggia also executed a freezing order, at the EPPO’s request, targeting bank accounts, real estate and other assets.

An investigation by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Brussels (Belgium), code-named ‘Kingdom’, has led to the arrest of seven suspects in the Netherlands, in a probe into a €13 million VAT fraud.

At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Rome and Turin (Italy), the Italian Financial Police (Guardia di Finanza) of Rome are currently arresting eleven suspects and seizing assets worth up to €25 million, in an investigation into a VAT fraud involving the sale of electronic goods.

A coordinated sting by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Naples, Bologna and Rome (Italy) today dismantled a criminal gang alleged to have imported fuel to the Italian market while systematically evading VAT. The investigation, code-named ‘Fuel family’, has led to judicial measures against eight individuals, including the suspected ringleaders.

In an investigation into a complex cross-border VAT fraud involving fuels imported to the Italian market, led by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office in Bologna (Italy), assets worth €2.4 million have been seized in Romania.

At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Milan (Italy), one individual has been placed under house arrest, and charged with a €41.8 million VAT fraud and the misappropriation of €6.7 million in public funds, among other offences. 

Yesterday, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Munich and Cologne (Germany) moved against a suspected criminal organisation, believed to have orchestrated a massive €195 million VAT fraud through the sale of smartphones, small electronic devices and protective face masks.