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ecological waste sorting facility
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The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Sofia (Bulgaria) has filed an indictment against two executives of a company suspected of fraud in a public procurement project worth approximately €3.46 million (6 772 824.77 BGN). The project, co-financed by the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), aimed to build waste treatment facilities in Asenovgrad.

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visual with car and Huracán
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Following a large-scale VAT fraud investigation led by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Cologne (Germany), code-named ´Huracán´, three individuals were convicted today by the Regional Court in Düsseldorf for organised VAT fraud, and aiding and abetting tax fraud.

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100€ bills in a small suitcase
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The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Berlin (Germany) has conducted searches at a bank in Munich in a probe into a possible €200 million VAT fraud. Under investigation is the managing director of a company, who is suspected to have founded the company with the sole purpose of creating a fictitious business identity to process transactions via his company’s bank accounts.

2 min read
Admiral 3.0
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Yesterday, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Athens (Greece) carried out searches in several locations, in a probe into a suspected VAT carousel fraud uncovered during investigation Admiral, with an estimated damage of €38 million. 

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Earbuds
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The Regional Court of Regensburg (Germany) convicted yesterday an individual of organised VAT fraud and sentenced him to four years of imprisonment, following an investigation led by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Munich, concerning a VAT fraud scheme involving wireless earbuds. 

1 min read
covid19 tests
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Five individuals were convicted by the Munich Regional Court (Landgericht München I) for organised VAT fraud this week, following a multimillion VAT fraud investigation led by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Munich (Germany). Their criminal activities, which involved trading Covid-19 tests, are estimated to have caused a VAT loss of around €14 million.

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Investigation Admiral visual
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The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Riga (Latvia) and Vilnius (Lithuania) mobilised during the last two days 624 law enforcement officers to perform searches and arrests across 16 countries. Based on findings from the Admiral investigation, the EPPO uncovered another criminal syndicate suspected of a complex VAT fraud scheme involving the trade of popular electronic goods and creating an estimated VAT loss of €297 million. 

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