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Italy: EPPO uncovers criminal scheme to defraud €3.7 million intended to support Italian companies
At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Rome (Italy), the Italian Financial Police (Guardia di Finanza) of Pescara carried out searches and seized assets on Tuesday, in an investigation into a €3.7 million fraud scheme to obtain funds intended to support small and medium...
Investigation ‘Broken Wall’: Searches, seizures and arrests in probe into €19 million VAT fraud and smuggling of goods from China
At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Bologna and Turin (Italy), the Italian Financial Police (Guardia di Finanza) and Italy’s Customs and Monopolies Agency (Agenzia delle Dogane e dei Monopoli) in Florence carried out searches and preventive seizures, and arrested two...
Romania: EPPO indicts six suspects in investigation into fraud involving employment funds
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Cluj-Napoca (Romania) has filed an indictment against six suspects, including a former public official, following an investigation into fraud involving EU funds intended to boost the employability of young people.
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