At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Iași (Romania), seven house searches were carried out yesterday, in a probe into a €2 million fraud involving IT projects. Two people were detained, including the main suspect, and another four were placed under judicial control.

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Iași (Romania) brought charges today against six individuals and six companies for aggravated fraud and money laundering, in an investigation into a suspected criminal organisation that obtained €4 million in EU funds for medical and IT research.

On Wednesday, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Bucharest (Romania) filed an indictment at the Bucharest Tribunal against four Romanian citizens, for fraud and forgery of documents involving funding for young farmers from the diaspora.

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Porto (Portugal) filed an indictment today against 12 suspects and 15 companies, following an investigation into a massive intra-community VAT fraud scheme extending to over 30 countries, code-named Admiral.  This is the first indictment issued under investigation Admiral.

On Tuesday, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Cluj-Napoca (Romania) carried out searches at the offices of the Municipality of Deda and in other locations, in a probe into a suspected fraud involving programmes for the inclusion of Roma communities, co-funded by the EU.

At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Madrid (Spain), 13 searches were conducted and 24 people were arrested this week, in a probe into a €25 million VAT fraud orchestrated by an organised crime group with a reach extending to Latin America.

As part of two ongoing investigations into a suspected €15 million fraud, led by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Bucharest (Romania), 38 house searches were carried out on 7 November 2023. 

Keynote speech of the European Chief Prosecutor, Laura Kövesi, at the Policy Forum "Anti-corruption, Democratic Resilience and Economic Security" in Sofia, Bulgaria - 9 November 2023

In a joint effort with the Italian Financial Police (Guardia di Finanza) in Orbetello (Italy), the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Bologna has uncovered evidence of a deceptive scheme carried out by an agri-businessman to illicitly secure approximately €230 000 in EU funds.

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Milan (Italy) is leading an investigation into a vast VAT fraud scheme, with estimated damage of at least €53 million. One person has been arrested and more than 10 are under investigation, with several searches executed in Italy (Milan, Novara, Genoa, Rome and Palermo) and in Switzerland.