On 29 May 2023, the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) referred a criminal case to the Iași Tribunal Court, in Romania, where a customs official has been indicted for participating in a tax fraud scheme involving imported tobacco.

Last week, on behalf of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO), the Lithuanian Financial Crime Investigation Service (FCIS) carried out 46 searches and arrested 27 suspects for fraud involving up to €750 000 in funds for young farmers. Three of the suspects have been placed in detention.

In an investigation into fraud involving EU subsidies for the use of grazing land, coordinated by the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Venice (Italy), a freezing order of up to €171 000 was executed today, 26 May 2023.