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 Today, at the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Turin (Italy), the Italian Financial Police (Guardia di Finanza) of Turin executed an order of the judge for preliminary investigations at the Court of Nola, to arrest 13 suspects and seize assets worth up to €100 million. The investigation targets an organised crime group suspected of large-scale VAT fraud in the trade of plastics products.

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Sofia (Bulgaria) has formally accused the mayor of Petrich, a municipality at the border with Greece, for his suspected fraudulent involvement in the construction of a museum, funded by the EU. 

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Bratislava (Slovakia) has pressed charges against six suspects and seized assets worth around €3 million, as part of an ongoing investigation into large-scale fraud involving EU subsidies for specialised machinery. Two leaders of the suspected organised crime group have been arrested and placed in custody.

At the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Palermo (Italy), the judge for preliminary investigations of the Court of Messina issued a freezing order of over €160 000, corresponding to the amount of EU funds obtained. The measure was executed today against two individuals associated with an agricultural business and two operators of an Agricultural Assistance Center (CAA) who are suspected of fraudulently securing these funds. 

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Tallinn (Estonia) has brought charges against five individuals and three companies, in connection with financial support for the development of the WOW Experience Centre, and a padel centre, located on the island of Saaremaa. The charges include three instances of subsidy fraud and forgery of documents and one attempt of subsidy fraud, with an overall estimated damage to the EU budget of approximately €1.6 million. 

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Munich (Germany) is leading an investigation into a suspected €10 million cross-border VAT carousel fraud scheme. 28 searches and seizures were conducted yesterday, resulting in three arrests in Leipzig and Munich.

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Bucharest (Romania) filed an indictment on Wednesday at the Bucharest Tribunal against a Romanian entrepreneur and his company, for fraud involving the acquisition of construction equipment, funded by the EU.

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Munich (Germany) has secured the first convictions in the EPPO investigation cluster Midas, a large-scale VAT fraud case spanning 17 countries and involving an estimated damage of €195 million.

The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Sofia (Bulgaria) filed an indictment today against an entrepreneur, accused of using false documentation to illegally obtain €54 000 (BGN 106 047.49) in EU and national funds. The funds were aimed at purchasing heating systems.