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Germany: EPPO carries out searches and seizures in suspected €200 000 EU subsidy fraud
The European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Munich (Germany) carried out searches at multiple locations in the federal state of Saxony, in an investigation into suspected subsidy fraud amounting to €200 000, involving funds from the European Social Fund (ESF).
‘Moby Dick’: Suspected ringleader in €520 million VAT fraud investigation turns himself in
A suspected ringleader in the cross-border investigation into a €520 million VAT fraud scheme, code-named ‘Moby Dick’, has turned himself in and was detained yesterday in Milan (Italy) at the request of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Milan and Palermo. The individual had evaded...
Italy: €1.1 million seized in fraud and corruption probe involving police officer and public officials
On behalf of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) in Naples (Italy), the Italian Carabinieri today seized assets of up to €1.1 million, in an investigation into agricultural funding fraud and corruption involving public officials and a police officer.
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