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Fraudulent messages impersonating EPPO staff members have been circulating online. These scams misuse the logo and the contact details of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO), as well as those of other EU organisations.

At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Katowice (Poland), evidence-gathering searches were carried out today in national and provincial public institutions across Poland, as part of an investigation into possible illegal activities affecting the Clean Air programme. 

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Berlin (Germany) has filed an indictment against three car traders, following an investigation into a criminal organisation importing salvage vehicles from the United States (US) and reselling them after cosmetic repair, while evading custom duties and VAT. The criminal scheme also poses serious dangers for road safety in Europe. 

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Cluj-Napoca (Romania) has filed an indictment at Iași Court against a company and its administrator for suspected fraud involving a €114,000 (RON 570,894.95) EU-funded project for research and innovation, aimed at supporting competitiveness and economic recovery.

At the request of the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) in Katowice (Poland), nine suspects were detained last week, in an investigation into an organised criminal group involved in customs fraud linked to goods imported from China through the Polish-Belarusian border. 

At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Madrid (Spain), two suspects were detained on Wednesday, including a public official, over a €3.3 million fraud involving EU funds to promote employment, spanning 15 years. 

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Riga (Latvia) has completed the pre-trial investigation of a possible fraud involving EU funds at the Municipality of Valka. Three individuals, including two municipal officials, have been formally charged with fraud and abuse of office. 

The Vilnius City District Court (Lithuania) has convicted the members of an organised crime group in a fraudulent scheme involving EU and national funds intended for young farmers, following charges brought by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Vilnius.

At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Bratislava (Slovakia) and Liberec (Czechia), multiple searches and investigative measures were conducted today in Czechia and Slovakia, in a probe into suspected large-scale customs fraud and VAT evasion involving the imports of textiles, shoes and e-commerce goods from China into the EU.