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The European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) in Bologna has concluded an investigation that uncovered a potential aggravated fraud involving national and European funds, to support reconstruction of the areas affected by the devastating earthquakes that struck the Emilia-Romagna region in the spring of 2012.

Today, a Romanian businessman and a company he represented were indicted at the Bucharest Tribunal (county court) for fraudulently obtaining over €3 million in EU funds for the development of RECUMED, a research-development centre in medical recovery and bio reconstruction. The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Bucharest is leading the investigation, and suspects that, in addition to the fraud against the EU’s financial interests, the company that wrongfully obtained the project and their representative also laundered money after receiving the funds.

Last week, in a European Public Prosecutor‘s Office (EPPO) investigation, officers from the Lithuanian Financial Crime Investigation Service arrested five persons and carried out searches in a case of suspected credit fraud and forgery of documents for obtaining up to €343 000 in European Union funds.

The College appointed 1 new European Delegated Prosecutors in Finland yesterday. The EPPO team of prosecutors in the Helsinki office has now 2 European Delegated Prosecutors.

Today, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Vilnius referred a criminal case to the Regional District Court, where one person is accused of fraud and forgery involving agricultural funds.

A Greek police officer working in a unit responsible for the identification of refugees was indicted for forgery and attempted fraud last week, following an investigation by the European Public Prosecutor Office’s (EPPO) in Athens.

Last week, following an investigation by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Riga, the city’s District Court convicted four persons of organising a fraudulent tendering procedure, through which they had obtained €780 000 in EU funds.

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Financial Intelligence Unit of Luxembourg (CRF, Cellule de renseignement financier) on 18 August.

As part of an investigation led by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO), the Italian Financial Police (Guardia di Finanza) of Asti executed a preventive seizure decree issued by a judge, aimed at confiscating an amount just under € 200 000, against an association promoting typical products of the ‘Langhe and Monferrato’ territories in Piedmont, including Asti Moscato wine, honey and hazelnuts.