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Portugal: EPPO carries out searches on suspicion of subsidy fraud involving Covid-19 protective equipment
At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Lisbon (Portugal), multiple searches were conducted today in Lisbon, in a probe into suspected fraud involving EU subsidy fraud and money laundering.
Investigation Water into Wine: Five indicted for €20 million VAT fraud involving sales of diesel
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Berlin (Germany) has brought charges against five defendants at the Regional Court of Magdeburg suspected of defrauding €20 million in unpaid VAT, and two of them for being members of a criminal organisation as well. This is the first indictment in...
Romania: EPPO conducts searches and seizes assets in subsidy fraud investigation involving funds for young entrepreneurs
In an investigation led by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Iași (Romania), twenty-five house searches were carried out this morning in Focșani City and Vrancea County, as part of a probe into suspected fraud related to an EU-funded project to support the business plans of...
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