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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.

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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. 

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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.

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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).

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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´ and the first conviction in this investigation last week, another suspect has been arrested today. 

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Today, at the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Bratislava (Slovakia), the Slovak Presidium of the Police Force’s Office for Combating Organized Crime arrested 15 suspects, seized 17 bank accounts, and carried out 14 searches across Žilina and Nitra regions, in connection with an alleged €1.77 million EU subsidy fraud.

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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´, five individuals were convicted yesterday (30 October) by the Regional Court in Düsseldorf for organised VAT fraud, and aiding and abetting tax fraud. Their criminal activities, which involved trading cars, are estimated to have caused damage of more than €53 million.

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