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Two individuals were convicted yesterday (20 November) by the Landshut Regional Court (Landgericht Landshut) for organised VAT fraud, following an investigation led by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Munich (Germany). Their criminal activities are estimated to have caused a VAT loss of around €3.7 million.

he European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Cluj-Napoca (Romania) is carrying out three house searches in Maramureș County, in an investigation into a suspected €2 million subsidy fraud, involving projects for growing and packaging vegetables. 

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Zagreb (Croatia) has initiated an investigation against eight individuals, including the Minister of Health and the directors of two hospitals in Zagreb, and two companies on suspicion of accepting and giving bribes, abuse of position and authority and money laundering. 

On 13 and 14 November 2024, in an investigation led by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Paris (France), searches and witness interviews were carried out in Greece, in a probe into fraudulent imports of textiles, garments and fashion items from China into the EU, via the Piraeus Port of Athens, with the French market as the final destination. The fraud scheme under investigation caused an estimated damage of over €5.2 million in unpaid customs duties and VAT.

In an investigation led by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Milan and Palermo (Italy), code-named 'Moby Dick', detention orders are being executed against 43 suspects. The EPPO is probing a €520 million VAT fraud, with heavy involvement of several mafia groups. 

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Rotterdam (Netherlands) has finalised an investigation into a fraudulent scheme involving employment funds. The investigation focused on the misuse of European Social Fund (ESF) projects intended to promote sustainable employability for employees of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the Netherlands.

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Bratislava (Slovakia) has initiated formal proceedings against six members of an organised crime group and two companies, suspected of a €26 million VAT fraud scheme involving cross-border trade in precious metals. The organised crime group first appeared in a previous investigation by the EPPO in Munich (Germany).

Following a large-scale VAT fraud investigation led by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Cologne (Germany), code-named ´Huracán´ and the first conviction in this investigation last week, another suspect has been arrested today. 

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Timișoara (Romania) has accused seven individuals and two companies of subsidy fraud and  forgery, involving three projects regarding the development of fruit harvesting and processing, with a value of over €1.4 million.