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Italy: Four arrested on suspicion of €10 million VAT fraud involving tyres
At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Turin (Italy), searches were conducted yesterday in several locations and four suspects were arrested, in an investigation into a €10 million VAT carousel fraud involving tyres.

Update: Lithuania: EPPO requests arrest of former BaltCap partner suspected of misappropriating €27 million
Former partner of the BaltCap Infrastructure Fund, Mr Sarunas Stepukonis, who is suspected of having misappropriated €27 million from the fund, was detained on 10 February 2024, at the request of the EPPO.

Greece: EPPO dismisses case against Member of European Parliament Maria Spyraki
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) has decided to dismiss its proceedings against Member of the European Parliament (MEP) Ms Maria Spyraki, in a case of suspected fraud in relation to the management of the parliamentary allowance, and in particular concerning the remuneration of A

Germany: First conviction in €80 million VAT fraud involving luxury cars
A former notary was convicted on Friday (2 February 2024) by the Berlin Regional Court, for forgery and false notarisations, following an investigation into an €80 million VAT fraud involving luxury cars and medical face masks led by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Berlin (Germany).

Lithuania: Former director of the National Food and Veterinary Risk Assessment Institute indicted for bribery
Today, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) filed an indictment in the Regional Court of Vilnius (Lithuania) against a former director of the National Food and Veterinary Risk Assessment Institute of Lithuania, accused of illegally acquiring €296 871 through the receipt of bribes, illegal enrichment and money laundering.

Lithuania: EPPO requests arrest of former BaltCap partner suspected of misappropriating €27 million
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Vilnius (Lithuania) has requested the arrest of a former partner of the BaltCap Infrastructure Fund, Mr Sarunas Stepukonis, who is suspected of having misappropriated €27 million from the fund.

Czechia: Six convicted of €1.8 million EU funding fraud involving the expansion of a technological centre
Yesterday, following an investigation led by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Zlín (Czechia), the Olomouc branch of the Regional Court of Ostrava convicted three individuals and three companies of EU funding fraud.

Czechia: Three plead guilty to fraud involving the National History Museum in Olomouc
Three people have pleaded guilty to subsidy and procurement fraud, in an investigation led by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Zlín (Czechia) into the suspected manipulation of a public contract at the National History Museum in Olomouc. One of the defendants also pleaded guilty to charges of passive corruption and money laundering.

Romania: EPPO carries out searches in probe into €2 million IT fraud
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.

Romania: 12 indicted for €4 million fraud involving medical and IT research
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.