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Today, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Bratislava (Slovakia) filed an indictment at the Specialised Criminal Court against one individual, for fraud involving projects for the cultivation of agricultural land. 

(Luxembourg, 28 April 2025) - On 10 February 2025, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) filed an appeal (case number T-99/25) to the Court of Justice of the European Union, under Article 263, paragraph 4, TFEU, against the decision of the European Court of Auditors denying the request of the EPPO to allow a number of staff members of the Court of Auditors to testify in an ongoing criminal investigation. The summary of the appeal has been published today in the Official Journal.

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Bratislava (Slovakia) filed an indictment today against one individual to the Specialised Criminal Court as part of an investigation into EU subsidy fraud involving the construction of a cycle route.

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Bologna, Naples and Rome (Italy) today seized assets worth €20 million, including a tourism resort and over 150 properties, following an investigation code-named ‘Fuel family’ into a criminal gang alleged to have imported fuel to the Italian market while systematically evading VAT.  

In an action led by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Berlin (Germany) and Vilnius (Lithuania), 1 000 police and tax and customs officers carried out 200 searches in ten countries, in a probe into a criminal organisation importing salvage cars 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 Paris (France) has carried out searches and arrested seven suspects in several cities in France, in a probe into an alleged VAT fraud involving valuable vehicles, conducted between 4 February and 10 April 2025. 

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Munich (Germany) has secured another conviction in an investigation into a large-scale VAT fraud involving the sales of Voice over IP (VoIP), with an estimated damage of €100 million. This is the third conviction in this investigation into a criminal network dedicated to fraudulent trading of VoIP, code-named Cuba. 

Three perpetrators of a €24 million VAT fraud involving simulated exports of cars were convicted yesterday by the Hagen District Court in Germany, following an investigation carried out by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Cologne. 

This week, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office in Bucharest (Romania) submitted an indictment before the Bucharest Tribunal against 12 defendants (six individuals and six companies), following an investigation into a €9.5 million fraud involving IT projects, financed by the EU.