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Germany: Two arrests in €32 million VAT fraud involving mobile phones
Two suspects were arrested last week at the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Munich (Germany) as part of an investigation into a €32 million cross-border VAT carousel fraud involving the sales of mobile phones.
Germany: EPPO carries out searches at bank in €200 million VAT fraud investigation
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Berlin (Germany) has conducted searches at a bank in Munich in a probe into a possible €200 million VAT fraud. Under investigation is the managing director of a company, who is suspected to have founded the company with the sole purpose of creating a...
Investigation Admiral 3.0: EPPO probes €38 million VAT fraud in Greece
Yesterday, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Athens (Greece) carried out searches in several locations, in a probe into a suspected VAT carousel fraud uncovered during investigation Admiral, with an estimated damage of €38 million.
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