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Today, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Hamburg (Germany) secured the conviction of two members of a criminal organisation responsible for a vast intra-community VAT fraud scheme involving Hawala money laundering, following an investigation code-named Goliath.
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Vilnius (Lithuania) has charged twelve individuals in an investigation into suspected fraud and document forgery involving two EU-funded projects.
(Luxembourg, 22 October 2026) – At the request of the EPPO in Bratislava (Slovakia), searches and investigative measures were conducted on Tuesday and Wednesday in Slovakia, in an investigation into a suspected customs fraud scheme to import textiles and footwear from China.
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