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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.

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. 

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Cluj-Napoca (Romania) is carrying out 31 searches today in several locations, in an investigation into possible fraud involving works in Zalău city’s ring road, financed with €37 million in EU funds.

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) and the European Parliament (EP) have concluded a working arrangement to establish the modalities of cooperation for the purpose of protecting the financial interests of the EU.

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Cluj-Napoca (Romania) is carrying out nine searches today in Mureș County, in an investigation into a possible subsidy fraud involving projects for beekeeping and the processing of honey, financed by the EU.

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Sofia (Bulgaria) has filed an indictment in the Sofia District Court against the manager of a Bulgarian company, for attempted fraud involving a €1.92 million project to support entrepreneurs in Africa, financed by the EU. 

At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Munich (Germany), two suspects were arrested today in an investigation into a €19 million cross-border VAT carousel fraud involving the sales of Voice over IP (VoIP).

At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Sofia (Bulgaria), ten searches were carried out on Wednesday, in a probe into suspected subsidy fraud involving the restoration of a church, funded by the EU. 

Today, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Zagreb (Croatia) transmitted a case file to the Croatian Office for Suppression of Corruption and Organised Crime (USKOK), following a decision by the Croatian State Attorney General.