Three suspected ringleaders of an international criminal group were indicted yesterday at the Regional Court of Dusseldorf (Germany) for a €93 million VAT fraud, following an investigation by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Hamburg, code-named Goliath. The three were charged with criminal association and VAT fraud on a large scale. 

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Sofia (Bulgaria) filed an indictment today against an entrepreneur, accused of using false documentation to obtain EU funds for the construction of a farm for laying hens.  

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Bucharest (Romania) has brought charges against four suspects, believed to be part of a criminal ring with ties to Italian mafia groups, for a €4.3 million subsidy fraud involving EU and national funds.

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Cologne (Germany) has brought charges against two Chinese nationals, for evading anti-dumping duties through a German company on 20 imports of aluminium foil into Germany.

This week, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Bratislava (Slovakia) opened an investigation into attempted EU funding fraud involving the construction of a waste treatment plant in Iža.

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Nicosia (Cyprus) has opened an investigation into a project for a liquefied natural gas (LNG) import terminal in Cyprus, on suspicion of procurement fraud, misappropriation of EU funds and corruption.

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.

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Bucharest (Romania) has initiated a criminal action against four individuals, in an investigation into a €600 000 fraud involving EU funds intended to support job opportunities for the unemployed.

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Timișoara (Romania) has accused five individuals of aggravated subsidy fraud, forgery of private documents and intellectual forgery, with an estimated damage of €667 000.

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Bucharest (Romania) initiated a criminal action last week against one individual, accused of illegally obtaining almost €2 million from the European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD).